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Jean de Florette (1986)

7.7 IMDb 93% RT 75/100 MC
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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.

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Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Claude Berri

Genre

Drama

Sub-Genre

Social Drama

Box Office

$4,940,939

Editor's Notes

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S-Tier Criterion 4K. Collectors keep comparing it to There Will Be Blood and Killers of the Flower Moon. The two-part set with Manon of the Spring runs about 4.5 hours total. Pure misanthropy disguised as a period drama.

noted Apr 9, 2026

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If anyone’s looking for a blind buy suggestion, I highly recommend this 49 What am I in for here? (Blind buy) 54 Jean de Florette 4K or Ousmane Sembène BD set 2

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