Jean de Florette
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| Directed by | Claude Berri |
| Produced by | Pierre Grunstein Alain Poiré |
| Written by |
Claude Berri Gérard Brach Marcel Pagnol |
| Starring |
Yves Montand Gérard Depardieu Daniel Auteuil |
| Music by |
Jean-Claude Petit Giuseppe Verdi |
| Cinematography | Bruno Nuytten |
| Edited by | Noëlle Boisson Sophie Coussein Hervé de Luze Jeanne Kef Arlette Langmann Corinne Lazare Catherine Serris |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures (USA) |
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120 minutes |
| Country | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $87 million |
Jean de Florette (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də flɔʁɛt]) is a 1986 French period drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is followed by Manon des Sources. The film takes place in rural Provence, where two local farmers scheme to trick a newcomer out of his newly inherited property. The film starred three of France's most prominent actors – Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, who won a BAFTA award for his performance, and Yves Montand in one of the last roles before his death.
The film was shot, together with Manon des Sources, over a period of seven months. At the time the most expensive French film ever made, it was a great commercial and critical success, both domestically and internationally, and was nominated for eight César awards, and ten BAFTAs. The two films helped promote Provence as a tourist destination.
The story takes place in a small village in Provence, France, shortly after the First World War. Ugolin Soubeyran (Auteuil) returns early in the morning from his military service, and wakes up his uncle César—known as 'Le Papet' (Montand). Ugolin stays only briefly to talk, as he is eager to get to his own place farther up in the mountains. Here he throws himself into a project that—at first—he keeps secret from Papet. He eventually reveals that the project consists of growing carnations. Papet is at first skeptical, but he is convinced when the flowers get a high price at the local market. They decide the project is worthy of expansion, and together they go to see the local farmer Pique-Bouffigue, to buy his land.
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