Jean de Florette

Jean de Florette  (1986) starring Yvez Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Elisabeth Depardieu. When Jean de Florette (Depardieu) and his small family move to the farm he has inherited, he is unaware that his evil neighbor (Montand) has secretly blocked his spring so that he cannot get water. Jean ends up praying for rain when the dry season hits, but rain does not come. This is a beautifully shot, well scripted story that really has the power to draw the viewer in. It's continued in Manon of the Spring, so don't be disappointed that the end of this movie isn't the end of the story. (In French, with English subtitles.) Grade: A-