Jean de Florette (1986)
For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 2m
- Director Claude Berri
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.7/10 (625 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Yves Montand
as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
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Gérard Depardieu
as Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette
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Daniel Auteuil
as Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet
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Elisabeth Depardieu
as Aimée Cadoret, wife of Jean
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Margarita Lozano
as Baptistine, Piedmontese of the cave
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Ernestine Mazurowna
as Manon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée
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Armand Meffre
as Philoxène, mayor
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André Dupon
as Pamphile, joiner
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Pierre Nougaro
as Casimir
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Jean Maurel
as Anglade, believer
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Roger Souza
as Ange, hydrant man
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Didier Pain
as Eliacin
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Pierre-Jean Rippert
as Pascal, hydrant man
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Marc Betton
as Martial
- Clément Cal as Méderic, bar boss
- Benedetto Bertino as Giuseppe
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Marcel Champel
as Pique-Bouffigue
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Chantal Liennel
as Amandine, César Soubeyran's servant
Crew
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Claude Berri
Director
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Bruno Nuytten
Director of Photography
- Corinne Lazare Editor
- Jeanne Kef Editor
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Noëlle Boisson
Editor
- Sophie Coussein Editor
- Catherine Serris Editor
- Arlette Langmann Editor
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Hervé de Luze
Editor
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Jean-Claude Petit
Original Music Composer
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Claude Berri
Screenplay
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Gérard Brach
Screenplay
