Jean de Florette Quiz Guide: Trivia Facts for Fans

Jean de Florette (1986) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Criterion Channel. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Yves Montand as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'; Gérard Depardieu as Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette; Daniel Auteuil as Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet; Elisabeth Depardieu as Aimée Cadoret, wife of Jean; Margarita Lozano as Baptistine, Piedmontese of the cave; Ernestine Mazurowna as Manon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée; Armand Meffre as Philoxène, mayor; André Dupon as Pamphile, joiner

About Jean de Florette

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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