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Jean de Florette

1986, Movie, 2h 1min

The sun-dappled beauty of the Provence countryside belies dark motivations, in the first installment of Claude Berri’s monumental pastoral tragedy. When the naively idealistic tax collector Jean Cadoret (Gérard Depardieu) unexpectedly inherits a family farm, he leaves the city for a new life in the agrarian community where his mother, Florette, grew up—though she moved away decades ago. His neighbors, however, the scheming Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil) and his proud uncle César Soubeyran (Yves Montand), have plotted to divert the flow of water away from Jean’s land. Brought to extraordinary life by acting legends Depardieu, Auteuil, and Montand, JEAN DE FLORETTE draws viewers into a fully realized vision of 1920s rural France in which the culture clash between modern ideas and the rustic older codes of the country takes a heartbreaking turn.

"Jean de Florette" — drama movie produced in Italy, Switzerland and France and released in 1986. It has a very high rating on IMDb: 8.1 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 1min. "Jean de Florette" is currently available for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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Critic David Parkinson

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A simple, elemental tale that makes breaking the heart seem like the easiest and most natural thing a filmmaker can do to his audience.

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In 1920s Provence countryside rural southern France, a jovial Parisian tax collector inherits an isolated farm and decides to start a new life off the land, unaware of its dark history and the treacherous schemes of his greedy neighbor who'll stop at nothing to possess its precious water source. An epic drama unfolds as the city slicker faces the harsh realities of rural life and battles against the elements, his own demons - and the cruel hand of fate itself. Will he overcome the odds against him, or will he succumb like so many before?