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Jean de Florette ()

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A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.
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  • Won 4 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 7 wins & 17 nominations.
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Cesar Soubeyran dit 'Le Papet'
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Jean de Florette (as Gerard Depardieu)
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Ugolin
Elisabeth Depardieu ...
Aimee Cadoret
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Baptistine
Ernestine Mazurowna ...
Manon Cadoret enfant
Armand Meffre ...
Philoxène
André Dupon ...
Pamphile, le menuisier (as Andre Dupon)
Pierre Nougaro ...
Casimir
Jean Maurel ...
Anglade
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Ange
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Eliacin
Pierre-Jean Rippert ...
Pascal
Marc Betton ...
Martial
Clement Cal ...
Méderic
Benedetto Bertino ...
Giuseppe
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Pique-Bouffigue
Chantal Liennel ...
Amandine
Fransined ...
Le fleuriste
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Le notaire
Christian Tamisier ...
Le docteur
Jo Doumerg ...
Le muletier

Directed by

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Claude Berri

Written by

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Marcel Pagnol ... (based on the work of)
 
Claude Berri ... (adaptation by) and
Gérard Brach ... (adaptation by) (as Gerard Brach)

Produced by

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Pierre Grunstein ... executive producer
Alain Poiré ... associate producer

Music by

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Jean-Claude Petit

Cinematography by

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Bruno Nuytten

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Noëlle Boisson ... (as Noelle Boisson)
Sophie Coussein
Hervé de Luze ... (as Herve De Luze)
Jeanne Kef ... (as Jeanne Keff)
Arlette Langmann
Corinne Lazare
Catherine Serris

Casting By

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Marie-Christine Lafosse

Production Design by

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Bernard Vézat ... (as Bernard Vezat)

Set Decoration by

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Olivier Coutagne
François Dariani
Françoise Doré

Costume Design by

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Sylvie Gautrelet

Makeup Department

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Pierre Bellis ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Pierre Berroyer ... hair stylist (as Jean-Pierre Berroyer)
Michel Deruelle ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Jean-Pierre Eychenne ... hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management

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Jacques Allaire ... unit manager
Frédéric Auburtin ... unit manager (as Frederic Auburtin)
Olivier Austen ... unit manager
Marie-Françoise Eugene ... unit manager
Pascal Klein ... unit manager
Jacky Lapointe ... unit manager
Alain Olivieri ... unit manager
Philippe Savournin ... unit manager
Janou Shammas ... unit manager
Roland Thénot ... production manager (as Roland Thenot)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Pascal Baeumler ... assistant director
Xavier Castano ... assistant director
Isabelle Henry ... assistant director
Emmanuel Touraille ... assistant director

Art Department

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Jean-Pierre Cognard ... assistant decorator
Jean Marc Druais ... assistant decorator (as Jean-Marc Druais)
Thomas Godelle ... assistant decorator
Marcel Laude ... property master
Christian Marti ... assistant decorator
Patrick Martin ... assistant decorator
Christian Tamisier ... assistant decorator

Sound Department

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Jocelyne Cartier-Stern ... dubbing (as Jocelyne Cartier)
Bernard Chaumeil ... boom operator
Pierre Gamet ... sound
François Groult ... assistant sound mixer
Dominique Hennequin ... sound
Gérard Lamps ... sound recordist (as Gerard Lamps)
Alain Lévy ... foley artist (as Alain Levy)
Jacques Lévy ... dubbing (as Jacques Levy)
Jérôme Lévy ... foley artist (as Jerome Levy)
Eric Mauer ... sound editor
Michel Monier ... re recording mixer studio assistant
Laurent Quaglio ... sound
Tim Partridge ... dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

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Blandine Duparc ... special effects
Christian Guillon ... special effects
Christian Marti ... special effects
Jean-Marc Mouligne ... special effects
Paul Trielli ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jean-Luc Bezeau ... grip
Louis Bihi ... electrician
Bernard Brégier ... grip (as Bernard Bregier)
Gérard Buffard ... grip
Bernard Caroff ... electrician
Rémy Chevrin ... assistant camera (as Remy Chevrin)
Benoît Delhomme ... assistant camera (as Benoit Delhomme)
Etienne George ... still photographer
Franck Landron ... assistant camera
Gilles Lienard ... electrician
Pierre Novion ... assistant camera
Georges Pierre ... still photographer
Bernard Prim ... still photographer
Gérard Rival ... grip (as Gerard Rival)
Christian Weyers ... electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Madeline Fontaine ... costumer
Simone Leroy ... costumer
Paule Mangenot ... costumer
Gil Noir ... costumer
Michèle Richer ... costumer (as Michele Richer)
Catherine Taisson ... costumer
Claudia Tenaglia ... costumer

Location Management

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Jean-Paul Camail ... location manager
Frederic Fouille ... location manager (as Frederic Fouillé)
Gilles Loutfi ... location manager
Dominique Trebert ... location manager

Music Department

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Maurice Guis ... musician: psalterion
Jean-Claude Petit ... conductor
Virginie Petit ... musical director
Toots Thielemans ... musician: harmonica solo
Giuseppe Verdi ... theme music: based on "La forza del destino: Ouverture"

Script and Continuity Department

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Hélène Sébillotte ... script supervisor (as Helene Sebillotte)

Additional Crew

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Michel Andre ... animal director
Ève Brenner ... voice: "Madame"
Bernard Bruna ... animal director
Josée Bénabent-Loiseau ... press attache (as Josee Benabent Loiseau)
Marc Feldhun ... regisseur assistant
Denise Henry ... production secretary
Andre Pavon ... animal director
Tamara Setton ... administrator
Colette Suder ... administrator
Jackline Tolianker ... production secretary (as Jacqueline Tolianker)

Thanks

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Jacqueline Pagnol ... dedicatee
Marcel Pagnol ... dedicatee
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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, so are dismayed to hear 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. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Also Known As
  • Jean De Florette (Canada, English title)
  • Jean Florette (Germany)
  • El manantial de las colinas (Spain)
  • 愛と宿命の泉 PART I/フロレット家のジャン (Japan, Japanese title)
  • 男人的野心 (Taiwan)
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  • 120 min
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Trivia During pre-production 12,000 carnations had to be planted and a dozen olive trees, each several hundred years old, had to be transplanted. See more »
Goofs During one scene, Cesar Soubeyran produces a small telescope in order to spy on Jean de Florette; however, as he peers through it, the lens cap is clearly in place. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in La Bamba/The Whistle Blower/Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise/Jean De Florette (1987). See more »
Quotes Ugolin: It's not me that's crying. It's my eyes.
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