Jean de Florette

Synopsis

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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Cast

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  Yves Montand
  César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'

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  Gérard Depardieu
  Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette

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  Daniel Auteuil
  Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet

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  Elisabeth Depardieu
  Aimée Cadoret, wife of Jean

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  Margarita Lozano
  Baptistine, Piedmontese of the cave

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  Ernestine Mazurowna
  Manon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée

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  Armand Meffre
  Philoxène, mayor

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  André Dupon
  Pamphile, joiner

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  Pierre Nougaro
  Casimir

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  Jean Maurel
  Anglade, believer

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  Roger Souza
  Ange, hydrant man

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  Didier Pain
  Eliacin

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  Pierre-Jean Rippert
  Pascal, hydrant man

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  Marc Betton
  Martial

• C

  Clément Cal
  Méderic, bar boss

• B

  Benedetto Bertino
  Giuseppe

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  Marcel Champel
  Pique-Bouffigue

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  Chantal Liennel
  Amandine, César Soubeyran's servant