Jean de Florette (1986)

For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.

• Drama

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.

Rating

7.7 / 10 (634 votes)

Release date

August 27, 1986

Runtime

2h 02m

Language

French

Director

Claude Berri

Status

Released