Film

Jean de Florette

1986 · 2h 2m · Drama

For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.

IMDb

8.1

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Metacritic

75

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.

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

• Claude BerriScreenplay · Director
• Gérard BrachScreenplay
• Marcel PagnolNovel
• Pierre GrunsteinExecutive Producer
• Bruno NuyttenDirector of Photography
• Jean-Claude PetitOriginal Music Composer
• Sophie CousseinEditor
• Corinne LazareEditor
• Jeanne KefEditor
• Catherine SerrisEditor

JEAN DE FLORETTE TRAILER

Release date

August 27, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

2h 2m

Rated

PG

Budget

$4,940,939

Genres

Drama

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