Jean de Florette (1987)

"For some men land and water are more precious than flesh and blood"
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Jean de Florette
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 daughters hearts they think only of getting the water
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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 27th, 1987
Movie Budget:$4,940,939
Original Language:French
Executive Producers:Pierre Grunstein
Production Companies:DD Productions Films A2 Renn Productions AMLF RAI TSR
Movie Tags:neighbor

The Water of the Hills Collection

Jean de Florette started as a two-part movie filmed in the Provence, it tells the tale of Jean and his family trying to start a new life.