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Jan 1, 2014 · Strange Gardens / Effroyables Jardins (2003) - Trailer. Unifrance. 239K subscribers. 63. 8.2K views 9 years ago. Directed by : Jean Becker Produced by : Ice 3, UGC Images Genre: Fiction -...
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Reviews 81% Audience Score 500+ Ratings In 1960, teen Lucien (Damien Jouillerot) is embarrassed by his father, Jacques (Jacques Villeret), who performs as a clown on street corners. Jacques'...
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- Jean Becker
- Comedy, Drama
- Jacques Villeret
Strange Gardens (Effroyables Jardins) is a French drama film directed by Jean Becker. It based on the novel by Michel Quint. Lucien is a fourteen-year-old boy who does not understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself every Sunday with his amateur clown number.
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- Jean Becker
Mar 26, 2003 · By Lisa Nesselson. A solid, old-fashioned and salutary tale of decency and courage in wartime, “Strange Gardens” touches and entertains. Embarrassed by his father’s clown antics in a provincial...
Sep 10, 2012 · Strange Gardens 2003, directed by Jean Becker | Film review. Film. Time Out says. Drawn from the successful French novel of the same name by Michel Quint, this is traditional Gallic fare, a...
"Strange Gardens" intelligently puts a new perspective on the hackneyed concept of heroism. In the village of Douai, Jacques and André are two bachelor friends who try to live their life peacefully, but their virile pride is tickled when the local pretty girl Louise (Isabelle Candelier) expresses her admiration toward young men from the ...
Mar 26, 2003 · Strange Gardens: Directed by Jean Becker. With Jacques Villeret, André Dussollier, Thierry Lhermitte, Benoît Magimel. France under occupation by the Germans during WW2: Two men inspired by a free France radio broadcast perpetrate an act of sabotage with unwitting consequences for them and their fellow villagers.
