Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.
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Cast
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Jacques Villeret
Jacques Pouzay
Known for
The Dinner Game
The Cabbage Soup
André Dussollier
André Designy
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Tell No One
Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Plaisance
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Dinner Game
Benoît Magimel
Emile Bailleul
Known for
Little White Lies
The Piano Teacher
Suzanne Flon
Marie Gerbier
Known for
The Train
One Deadly Summer
Isabelle Candelier
Louise, Jacques' wife
Known for
Anthracite
A Good Year
Victor Garrivier
Félix Gerbier
Known for
French Kiss
The Returned
Bernard Collins
Bernd
Also in
Mapp & Lucia
Le Banquet
Damien Jouillerot
Lucien, Jacques's son
Known for
RRRrrrr!!!
Amour
Jean-Claude Durand
Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'
Also in
Je règle mon pas sur le pas de mon père
Le Grand Charles
Michel Cordes
Boss of the shooting
Known for
Under the Sand
Nina-Paloma Polly
Françoise, Jacques' daughter
Also in
Vice Versa
Black Butterfly
Jean Becker Director · Guillaume Laurant Writer Jean Cosmos Writer
United States release March 27, 2007 · Produced in France · Production France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma
Production
Canal+
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
ICE3
Production
UGC
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Effroyables Jardins
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 26, 2003
Theatrical
United States · March 27, 2007
Theatrical
Belgium
April 2, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
September 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 13, 2004 · TV
Israel
November 4, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
May 3, 2004 · TV
Japan
October 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 3, 2005 · TV
Russia
June 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 2, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 16, 2004 · Theatrical
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