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December 1987 (USA) morePlot:
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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
One of the Very Best Films of the 1980s moreCast
(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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Also Known As:
Jean de Florette IIManon delle sorgenti (Italy)
Manon des sources: Jean de Florette 2e partie (France) (poster title)
Manon of the Spring (USA)
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113 minLanguage:
FrenchColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Netherlands:AL | Singapore:NC-16 | West Germany:16 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Norway:12 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PGFun Stuff
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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. moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: Translation error: At one point, the characters are discussing an elderly lady who lives in the village. One of the characters says, in French, "She's so religious, she gives confession for the whole town." The French sentence begins, "Elle est si bigote..." "Bigote" is French for "religious." However, the English subtitles mistakenly translate the sentence as "She's such a bigot..." which makes no sense and ruins a perfectly good joke. moreFAQ
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Manon of the Spring is the sequel to Jean de Florette, released the same year. By no means should Manon be rented without having first seen Jean. By no means, in either case, should one glance at the movie notes on the reverse side of the video box.
Almost nothing can be said safely about Manon without giving away the overall plot or this or that twist or turn. Suffice to explain that Jean concerns an urbanite hunchback who relocates to the Provencal countryside with his wife and daughter, intent on raising rabbits. Manon picks up some years after the Jean conclusion, with the daughter having grown to young womanhood. (More prudish prospective viewers need to know that this will be explicitly evident.)
This is superb movie-making. Other reviewers accurately call it a masterpiece. The story line dominates, not the acting. Even so, Yves Montand continues his excellent performance from Jean, and Daniel Auteuil as the unsightly nephew is more impressive after one sees him clean-cut and sophisticate in something like Un Coeur en Hiver (1992). Emmanuelle Beart and Hipployte Girardot say very little, yet it doesn't detract from their respective essential portrayals. Anyone who becomes a Beart fan is advised to rent Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995).
The two movies, prequel and sequel, work as a team. By virtue of its powerful denouement, however, Manon of the Spring is the standout of the pair. For the same reason, in my opinion, it is one of the very best films of the 1980s.