A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.
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Cast
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| Yves Montand | ... | Cesar Soubeyran dit 'Le Papet' | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Jean de Florette (as Gerard Depardieu) | |
| Daniel Auteuil | ... | Ugolin | |
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Elisabeth Depardieu | ... | Aimee Cadoret |
| Margarita Lozano | ... | Baptistine | |
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Ernestine Mazurowna | ... | Manon Cadoret enfant |
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Armand Meffre | ... | Philoxéne |
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André Dupon | ... | Pamphile, le menuisier (as Andre Dupon) |
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Pierre Nougaro | ... | Casimir |
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Pierre-Jean Rippert | ... | Pascal |
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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, so are dismayed to hear the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts they think only of getting the water. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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water | country vs city cultures | conspiracy | water rights | provence |Genres:
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
28 August 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Жан де Флоретт See more »Edit
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$4,940,939Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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[dialog in French, lines from English subtitles]
Ugolin: Papet! Papet! It's me, Ugolin!
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During pre-production 12,000 carnations had to be planted and a dozen olive trees, each several hundred years old, had to be transplanted. See more »Goofs
When Jean is first fixing his roof and he bends over, the outline of the padding used to make his hunchback is clearly visible. See more »Quotes
[first lines][dialog in French, lines from English subtitles]
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I really enjoyed this movie and was worried the sequel, Manon of the Spring would be a letdown--so often, sequels just can't compare to the originals. However, I say watch this movie so you can really enjoy just how wonderful the sequel is! So my advice is to see this film and then rush out and see the follow-up film.
Considering that this film is from a script by the great Marcel Pagnol (who was responsible for many of the best French films), it's not at all surprising that this is a wonderful film. It's a sad and despicable story about greed. A man (Yves Montand) concocts a scheme to ruin an innocent man (Gérard Depardieu) and his family in order to force them off the land. It's even worse because the man and his family are so decent and deserve better. However, despite this being morally wrong, this plan was created because Montand wanted this land to remain in his family and be passed on to his descendants. Nice scheme, huh? The acting, writing, cinematography and pacing are superb--so good that I was EAGER to find the sequel. So, watch this movie and understand it only gets better in part 2!