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Jean de Florette (1986)
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Plot:
A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 15 nominations moreUser Comments:
beautifully depressing (depressingly beautiful?) moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Yves Montand | ... | Cesar Soubeyran / 'Le Papet' | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Jean de Florette (as Gerard Depardieu) | |
| Daniel Auteuil | ... | Ugolin | |
| Elisabeth Depardieu | ... | Aimee Cadoret | |
| Margarita Lozano | ... | Baptistine | |
| Ernestine Mazurowna | ... | Manon Cadoret | |
| Armand Meffre | ... | Philoxéne | |
| André Dupon | ... | Pamphile (as Andre Dupon) | |
| Pierre Nougaro | ... | Casimir | |
| Jean Maurel | ... | Anglade | |
| Roger Souza | ... | Ange | |
| Didier Pain | ... | Eliacin | |
| Pierre-Jean Rippert | ... | Pascal | |
| Marc Betton | ... | Martial | |
| Clement Cal | ... | Méderic |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
120 minLanguage:
FrenchColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Norway:12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Revealing mistakes: When Jean is first fixing his roof and he bends over, the outline of the padding used to make his hunchback is clearly visible. moreQuotes:
Cesar Soubeyran: A farmer may become a hunchback but it's rare for a hunchback to become a farmer. moreFAQ
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This is a marvel of story-telling. Rarely have I felt so much pain for a fictional character. The "force of destiny" (great sound track motif selection!) is nowhere as evidently crushing as in this movie. I'm astounded and stunned by the beauty of human suffering, not, of course, out of sadism but out of melancholy. Great, great movie (though the Southern French accent is very hard to understand).