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Manon of the Spring (1986)
Manon des sources (original title)

PG 113 min  -  Drama  -   December 1987 (USA)
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A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her her father's land caused his death years earlier.

Director:

Claude Berri

Writers:

Claude Berri (adaptation), Gérard Brach (adaptation), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yves Montand ...
Daniel Auteuil ...
Emmanuelle Béart ...
Manon (as Emmanuelle Beart)
Hippolyte Girardot ...
Margarita Lozano Margarita Lozano ...
Yvonne Gamy Yvonne Gamy ...
Ticky Holgado ...
Le Spécialiste (as Tiki Olgado)
Jean Bouchaud Jean Bouchaud ...
Le Curé
Elisabeth Depardieu Elisabeth Depardieu ...
Gabriel Bacquier Gabriel Bacquier ...
Victor
Armand Meffre Armand Meffre ...
André Dupon André Dupon ...
Pierre Nougaro Pierre Nougaro ...
Jean Maurel Jean Maurel ...
Roger Souza Roger Souza ...
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Storyline

In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon (Beart) has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She determines to take revenge upon the men responsible for the death of her father in the first film. Written by Martin Urch c/o <mah@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Spring | Water | Shepherdess | Revenge | Goatherd  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy | France | Switzerland

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Jean de Florette II See more »

Filming Locations:

Ansouis, Vaucluse, France See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$3,940,542 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

During the procession, the crowd sings. in Provencal language, a song dedicated to Saint Gens, a very popular local saint, who people pray to bring rain. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Ugolin is hunting around, you can see a crewman duck behind a bush after releasing the rabbit Galinette chases. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[dialog in French, lines from English subtitles]
Le Fleuriste: Voila!
[pause]
Le Fleuriste: Next time I won't pay this much. The competition from Italy is ruining me.
Cesar Soubeyran: This barely pays for the fertilizer for the flowers. Next year we'll grow chickpeas.
Le Fleuriste: I'll miss our aperitifs together.
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Connections

Spoofed in Date with an Angel (1987) See more »