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Released
1986 · FILM

Jean de Florette

A hopeful farmer inherits a rural homestead and must coax life from its parched fields, but jealous neighbors block the only spring, forcing him to battle a relentless drought to save his family’s future.

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

Directed by
Claude Berri
Written by
Marcel Pagnol, Claude Berri
Runtime
122 min
Language
FR
Drama
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

In a rural French village, an elderly man and his last remaining relative covet an adjacent vacant property. They require its spring water to sustain their flower garden and are troubled to learn that the property's new inheritor is relocating there. To prevent him from using the water, they seal off the spring and observe as their new neighbor struggles to irrigate his crops using distant wells during a harsh summer. While they witness his exhausting efforts and the toll it takes on his health and that of his wife and daughter, their focus remains solely on securing the water.

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Principal cast & crew: 21

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Noelle BoissonShot by Bruno NuyttenScored by Jean Claude PetitDesigned by Bernard Vezat

Box Office

1986 · Box office

Produced on a $4.9M budget

Production budget

$4.9M

Also known as

  • Die Wasser der Hügelde
  • Jean Florettede

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