Manon of the Spring (1986)

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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Yves Montand	...	Cesar Soubeyran dit Le Papet
	Daniel Auteuil	...	Ugolin
	Emmanuelle Béart	...	Manon (as Emmanuelle Beart)
	Hippolyte Girardot	...	Bernard Olivier
	Margarita Lozano	...	Baptistine
	Yvonne Gamy	...	Delphine
	Ticky Holgado	...	Le Spécialiste (as Tiki Olgado)
	Jean Bouchaud	...	Le Curé
	Elisabeth Depardieu	...	Aimee Cadoret
	Gabriel Bacquier	...	Victor
	Armand Meffre	...	Philoxène
	André Dupon	...	Pamphile, le menuisier
	Pierre Nougaro	...	Casimir
	Jean Maurel	...	Anglade
	Roger Souza	...	Ange, le fontainier

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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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Drama

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Country:

Italy | France | Switzerland

Language:

French

Release Date:

December 1987 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Jean de Florette II See more »

Filming Locations:

Ansouis, Vaucluse, France See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$3,940,542 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DD Productions, Films A2, Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

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 »

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

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