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📅 1986 ⏱️ 122 min ⭐ 7.7/10 👥 605 votes
🎭 Drama

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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Detailed Plot Summary

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.

Story Analysis

This 122-minute Drama takes viewers on an immersive journey through its narrative. The plot development showcases exceptional storytelling with carefully crafted character arcs and thematic depth.

Director

Claude Berri

Main Cast

Yves Montand
Yves Montand as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu as Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette
Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil as Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet
Elisabeth Depardieu
Elisabeth Depardieu as Aimée Cadoret, wife of Jean
Margarita Lozano
Margarita Lozano as Baptistine, Piedmontese of the cave
Ernestine Mazurowna
Ernestine Mazurowna as Manon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée
Armand Meffre
Armand Meffre as Philoxène, mayor
André Dupon
André Dupon as Pamphile, joiner
Pierre Nougaro
Pierre Nougaro as Casimir
Jean Maurel
Jean Maurel as Anglade, believer
Roger Souza
Roger Souza as Ange, hydrant man
Didier Pain
Didier Pain as Eliacin
Pierre-Jean Rippert
Pierre-Jean Rippert as Pascal, hydrant man
Marc Betton
Marc Betton as Martial
Clément Cal as Méderic, bar boss

Writers

Gérard Brach, Claude Berri

Producers

Pierre Grunstein

Production Information

Release Date: August 27, 1986
Budget: $4.9 million
Runtime: 122 minutes
Original Language: FR
Production Companies: DD Productions, Films A2, Renn Productions, AMLF, RAI, TSR
Filming Locations: France, Italy, Switzerland

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User Reviews & Ratings

See what viewers are saying about Jean de Florette. Real reviews from TMDB community members:

👤 Nutshell
📅 May 22, 2020

sub·tle (adjective) Definition: making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something.
One of the most celebrated French films of the 1980s, and with good reason. I don't think
there's ever been a film that better depicts evil so subtlety well as Jean de Florette, specifically
in terms of greed, covetousness, and selfishness. It is not at all a "thriller", but an engrossing
drama that envelops you with its deep characterizations and tragic story. Directed and co-written
by Claude B...

👤 Filipe Manuel Neto ⭐ 8/10
📅 June 16, 2023

**The power of envy and the ineffectiveness of farming by handbooks.**

The film is quite good, perhaps one of the best French films I've seen this year, which whets the appetite for the sequel, which is reputed to be even better. Simple, this film begins with the cunning maneuvers of a wealthy Provençal farmer to obtain cheaply the land of a neighboring property. It turns out that the owner is not up to this. When he dies, a short time later, the property goes to an heir who lives in the city...

👤 CinemaSerf ⭐ 7/10
📅 May 6, 2024

"Ugolin" (Daniel Auteuil) returns from the war to his wealthy uncle "Papet" (Yves Montant) with some inspiration. He doesn't divulge his cunning plan until he is ready, and then presents the man with some perfectly cultivated carnations. It turns out there's money in flowers, but they also need a great deal of water. Gallons and gallons of the stuff. It occurs to "Papet" that their curmudgeonly neighbour might be willing to sell his land, upon which there is a clogged-up spring. No such luck the...

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