Le jardinier

1h 36min

Comedy

This is a surreal comedy is about a factory set in a barren landscape that dispenses a minute portion of water to stragglers carrying pans as receptacles. Inside, the workers seem to be doing nothing that makes any sense, and they are watched over by a periscope set up by twins who run the factory. An unexplained, plain woman living on the premises is sought after by the whimsical foreman (Maurice Benichou) -- also known as the "gardener" because he has planted flowers in the coal wagons that remain on a maze of train tracks -- the only "stock" owned by the company.

Cast

Maurice Bénichou

Maurice Bénichou

The overseer
Jean Bollo

Jean Bollo

The manager
Pierre Bolo

Pierre Bolo

The manager's brother
Claude Faraldo

Claude Faraldo

The winning workman
Daniel Laloux

Daniel Laloux

The father of the child
Geneviève Mnich

Geneviève Mnich

The mother of the child
Georges Trillat

Georges Trillat

The entertainer
Alain Frérot

Alain Frérot

The eternal victim
Armand Babel

Armand Babel

The patriarch
François Dyrek

François Dyrek

The thief of water

Release date

14th Oct 1981

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français