Jean de Florette

Overview

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. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.

Directed by Claude Berri

Top cast

Yves Montand

César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'

Gérard Depardieu

Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette

Daniel Auteuil

Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet

Elisabeth Depardieu

Aimée Cadoret, wife of Jean

Margarita Lozano

Baptistine, Piedmontese of the cave

Ernestine Mazurowna

Manon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée

Armand Meffre

Philoxène, mayor

André Dupon

Pamphile, joiner

Pierre Nougaro

Casimir

Jean Maurel

Anglade, believer

Roger Souza

Ange, hydrant man

Didier Pain

Eliacin

Pierre-Jean Rippert

Pascal, hydrant man

Marc Betton

Martial

C

Clément Cal

Méderic, bar boss

B

Benedetto Bertino

Giuseppe

Marcel Champel

Pique-Bouffigue

Chantal Liennel

Amandine, César Soubeyran's servant

Fransined

Florist

Marcel Berbert

Notary

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