Jean de Florette
Director: Claude Berri
Genre: Period piece, Drama
Year: 1986
Country: France, Italy
Language: French Language
Starring: Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Margarita Lozano, Hippolyte Girardot
Jean de Florette (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də flɔʁɛt]) is a 1986 French historical drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is part of a duology, and 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. In the long term the films did much to promote the region of 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
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