Product: Jean de Florette (1987)
Rating: 5.0
J'adore ce film!!
I had to watch this movie for my college French class. The scenery is beautiful, if a little rugged. I enjoyed the talents of the cast immensely, especially those of the young Ernestine Marzurowna, who played Manon Cadoret. It's interesting that although she doesn't have very many speaking parts, her body language expresses her character's feelings very well. I also enjoyed Gérard Depardieu's performance as Jean Cadoret. The viewer really gets a sense of Jean's nave, but optimistic attitude toward farming. This is a classic story of the dichtomy between greed (on the part of Ugolin and César Soubyeran) and survival (on the part of Jean and his family) in difficult times. I can't wait to see the sequel, "Manon of the Spring"!