Yves Montand
Cesar Soubeyran/'Le Papet'
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Jean de Florette (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də flɔʁɛt]) is a 1986 period drama film directed by Claude Berri. It was followed by Manon des sources, released the same year. Both are the adaptation of Marcel Pagnol’s 1963 two-part novel The Water of the Hills.
Aug 28, 1987 · A classic adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's novel about a landowner who tries to starve his neighbour by blocking his water supply. The film won four BAFTA awards and features a stellar cast, including Yves Montand and Daniel Auteuil.
- (28K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Claude Berri
- 1987-08-28
A French farmer inherits a land in Provence and faces the greed and cruelty of his neighbors who want to buy it. Read Ebert's analysis of this merciless study in human nature and its relentless pace.
A summary of the film adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's novel, set in 1920s Provence, about a greedy landowner and his nephew who plot to deprive their neighbour of his water source. The film explores the themes of good and evil, tradition and modernity, and the power of nature and memory.
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A classic film about a feud between two families over a spring in a rural village. See ratings, reviews, cast, and trivia from critics and users on Rotten Tomatoes.
- (23)
- Claude Berri
- PG
- Yves Montand
Jean de Florette is the story of ‘le bossu’, a hunchbacked former clerk in a tax office who inherits a farm in the hills above the fictional village of La Bastide in Provence and, together with his wife and young daughter, dreams of making his fortune by raising rabbits.
A classic French film based on Marcel Pagnol's novel, starring Yves Montand and Gérard Depardieu. Watch the story of a farmer's struggle against a greedy neighbor in the Provence countryside.
