The most talked-about French production in many years, this picture and its sequel, MANON OF THE SPRING (MANON DES SOURCES), were completed at a combined record-breaking budget of $17 million (about eight times the cost of the average French picture). Shot back to back with its successor,
JEAN DE FLORETTE is set in a French farming village tucked into a picturesque hillside.
Le Papet (Yves Montand), an imperious and unscrupulous local landowner, welcomes the return to the village of his nephew, Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil). An unappealing social misfit, Ugolin dreams of making his fortune by growing carnations. Carnations, however, need a great deal of water--a spars...
Released:
1986
Rated:
PG
Length:
122 mins