Jean de Florette

Year: 1986

Runtime: 121 mins

Language: French

Director: Claude Berri

DramaHumanity and the world around usEnduring stories of family and marital dramaHeartbreaking and moving family dramaPowerful stories of heartbreak and suffering

In a rural French village, an elderly man and his only remaining relative covet the adjoining vacant farm because its spring water is essential for their flower fields. When the new owner, a humble farmer, moves in, they seal the spring, forcing him to draw water from distant wells. As the scorching summer drains his health and the spirits of his wife and daughter, the neighbors remain obsessed solely with securing the water for themselves.

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