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Jean de Florette ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də flɔʁɛt]) is a 1986 period drama film directed by Claude Berri. It was followed by Manon des sources, released the same year. Both are the adaptation of Marcel Pagnol ’s 1963 two-part novel The Water of the Hills.
Aug 28, 1987 · A greedy landowner and his nephew plot to dry up the water source of a poor farmer and his family in a rural village in Provence. The film is based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol and stars Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu and Daniel Auteuil.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Claude Berri
- 1987-08-28
When their initial attempt to buy the land fails, they must contend with Jean de Florette (Gérard Depardieu), who arrives with his family to work the coveted plot and turn it into a profitable...
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- Claude Berri
- PG
- Yves Montand
Rich with twists and ramifications, Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs sets an idealistic city man against two secretive and deceitful Provencal country men in a superbly realized story of a struggle for life, of crime and punishment, of betrayal and revenge, and of judgment and forgiveness.
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- Paperback
A summary of the film adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's novel, set in 1920s Provence, about a greedy landowner and his nephew who plot to deprive their neighbour of his water source. The film explores the themes of good and evil, tradition and modernity, and the power of nature and memory.
In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in.
Acclaimed adaptation of the Marcel Pagnol novel, and Best Film BAFTA winner. City-dweller Jean moves his family to the Provence countryside in the 1920s to forge a new life as a farmer.
