Le jardinier

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 14, 1981

Original language

English

Spoken languages

French

Production

Link production

Cast

Pierre Bolo,Claude Faraldo,Geneviève Mnich,Armand Babel,Alain Frérot,Maurice Bénichou,François Dyrek,Daniel Laloux,Jean Bollo,Michelle Marquaisand 1 more

Director

Jean-Pierre Sentier

Producer

André de Blanzy

Cinematography

Jean-Noël Ferragut

Music

Pierre Alrand

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0080946