Movie·1986·2h 2m
Jean de Florette
For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.
Country
France
Language
Italian
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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.
Written By
Gérard Brach
Producer
Pierre Grunstein
Cinematography
Bruno Nuytten
Music
Jean-Claude Petit
Editor
Noëlle Boisson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
611 votes
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Cast
Yves Montand
César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
Gérard Depardieu
Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette
Daniel Auteuil
Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet
Elisabeth Depardieu
Aimée Cadoret, wife of Jean
Margarita Lozano
Baptistine, Piedmontese of the cave
Ernestine Mazurowna
Manon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée
Armand Meffre
Philoxène, mayor
André Dupon
Pamphile, joiner
Pierre Nougaro
Casimir
Jean Maurel
Anglade, believer
Roger Souza
Ange, hydrant man
Didier Pain
Eliacin
Pierre-Jean Rippert
Pascal, hydrant man
Marc Betton
Martial
Clément Cal
Méderic, bar boss
Benedetto Bertino
Giuseppe
Marcel Champel
Pique-Bouffigue
Chantal Liennel
Amandine, César Soubeyran's servant
// crew
Crew
Jean-Claude Petit
Original Music Composer
Pierre Grunstein
Executive Producer
Noëlle Boisson
Editor
Sophie Coussein
Editor
Jeanne Kef
Editor
Corinne Lazare
Editor
Catherine Serris
Editor
Claude Berri
Screenplay, Director
Gérard Brach
Screenplay
Bruno Nuytten
Director of Photography
Arlette Langmann
Editor
Hervé de Luze
Editor
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