Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
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.
DVD Release Date: January 23, 2001
Stats: 816 reviews
country extortionists and unsuspecting city livers. the cinematography is spot on. gerard depardieu is good as the hunchback
Lol, oh God. It's when Jean de Florette and his wife start singing out their window..... lol. I probably would've enjoyed it more if we hadn't have watched it in the last few days of my senior year, when concentration was nonexistent and everything (including Gerard Depardieu'...( read more)
Moving and powerful pastoral tragedy. Director Claude Berri shoots the countryside in grand scope, dwarfing the human figures whose daily exertions hardly make a mark on it.
Jean de Florette is a 1986 French historical drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is part of a duology, and is followed by Manon des Sources. The film takes place in rural Provence, where two local farmers scheme to trick a newcomer out of hi...( read more)
French film-making close to its finest. Incredible performances all round. Also highly thought-provoking.
Really good, but sad :( If you dont mind watching a French film with subtitles, you will love it!
Great French drama with very convincing actors. The story actually made me sad and angry which is a sign that the performances were just brilliant.
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