"For some men land and water are more precious than flesh and blood"
Jean de Florette

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Released August 27th, 1987, 'Jean de Florette' stars Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Elisabeth Depardieu The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr, and received a user score of 77 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 509 experienced users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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"

'Jean de Florette' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel .

'Jean de Florette' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on August 27th, 1987

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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.