Jean de Florette (1986)
For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.
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.
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Yves MontandCésar Soubeyran, le Papet
Gérard DepardieuJean Cadoret, le bossu, fils de Florette
Daniel AuteuilUgolin Soubeyran, neveu du Papet
Elisabeth DepardieuAimée Cadoret, épouse de Jean
Margarita LozanoBaptistine, la piémontaise de la grotte
Ernestine BluteauManon Cadoret, fille de Jean & Aimée
Armand MeffrePhiloxène, le maireAndré DuponPamphile, le menuisier
Pierre NougaroCasimir
Jean MaurelAnglade, le croyant
Roger SouzaAnge, le fontainier
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What is Jean de Florette about?
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.
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Jean de Florette has a runtime of 120 minutes.
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