Manon of the Spring

About Manon of the Spring

In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men who greedily conspired to acquire her father's land years earlier.

Manon of the Spring is a 1986 drama film directed by Claude Berri. At 115 minutes long, it arrived in November 1986.

The film is filed under france, provence, marcel pagnol, and source. The story is adapted from a novel.

Yves Montand appears as César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet", Daniel Auteuil as Ugolin Soubeyran, aka "Galinette", Emmanuelle Béart as Manon Cadoret, and Hippolyte Girardot as Bernard Olivier, teacher. The screenplay is by Claude Berri and Gérard Brach. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel.

Jean de Florette, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Spider-Man 3 make useful companions to Manon of the Spring. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 588 votes and it carries a PG rating.