Jean de Florette

The story

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. 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.

In the same saga

The Water of the Hills Collection

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This film

Jean de Florette

1986

Manon of the Spring

1986

Cast

Y Yves MontandCésar Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet' G Gérard DepardieuJean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette D Daniel AuteuilUgolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet E Elisabeth DepardieuAimée Cadoret, wife of Jean M Margarita LozanoBaptistine, Piedmontese of the cave E Ernestine MazurownaManon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée A Armand MeffrePhiloxène, mayor A André DuponPamphile, joiner P Pierre NougaroCasimir J Jean MaurelAnglade, believer R Roger SouzaAnge, hydrant man D Didier PainEliacin

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P Pierre-Jean RippertPascal, hydrant man M Marc BettonMartial C Clément CalMéderic, bar boss B Benedetto BertinoGiuseppe M Marcel ChampelPique-Bouffigue C Chantal LiennelAmandine, César Soubeyran's servant F FransinedFlorist M Marcel BerbertNotary C Christian TamisierDoctor J Jo DoumergMuleteer