Jean de Florette
For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.
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Overview
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.
Cast
Yves MontandCésar Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
Gérard DepardieuJean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette
Daniel AuteuilUgolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet
Elisabeth DepardieuAimée Cadoret, wife of Jean
Margarita LozanoBaptistine, Piedmontese of the cave
Ernestine MazurownaManon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée
Armand MeffrePhiloxène, mayor
André DuponPamphile, joiner
Pierre NougaroCasimir
Jean MaurelAnglade, believer
Roger SouzaAnge, hydrant man
Didier PainEliacinCrew
DirectorClaude Berri
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Details
Release DateAugust 27, 1986
Budget$4,940,939
LanguagesItalian, French
StudiosDD Productions, Films A2, Renn Productions, AMLF, RAI, TSR
