Jean de Florette

About Jean de Florette

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.

Jean de Florette (1986) is a drama film directed by Claude Berri. Its themes are france, neighbor, greed, and provence.

Yves Montand stars as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet', Gérard Depardieu as Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette, Daniel Auteuil as Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet, and Elisabeth Depardieu as Aimée Cadoret, wife of Jean. Released in August 1986, it runs 122 minutes.

The screenplay is by Claude Berri and Gérard Brach. Produced by Antenne 2. The film began as a novel. It streams on Criterion Channel in the United States.

Manon of the Spring, The Song of Bernadette, and There Will Be Blood make useful companions to Jean de Florette, all filed under marcel pagnol. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 634 votes and it carries a PG rating.