Jean de Florette

The story

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 daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.

Cast & crew

Yves MontandCésar Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'

Gérard DepardieuJean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette

Daniel AuteuilUgolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet

Elisabeth DepardieuAimée Cadoret, wife of Jean

Margarita LozanoBaptistine, Piedmontese of the cave

Ernestine MazurownaManon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée

Armand MeffrePhiloxène, mayor

André DuponPamphile, joiner

Pierre NougaroCasimir

Jean MaurelAnglade, believer

Roger SouzaAnge, hydrant man

Didier PainEliacin