Product: Jean de Florette (1987)
Rating: 5.0
When Depardieu was still an actor...
...and not a star!This one, together with "The Return of Martin Guerre", "Cyrano de Bergerac" and "Tout les Matins du Monde" made him what he is today. Unfortunately, he seems to have forgotten.Granted, it is a foreign movie, a French one at that, but the humanity contained in it, prevails over mountains and oceans.A story of greed, love, hate, passion, jealousy and everything that comes with life.A simple and yet complex story, which could easily be transposed anywhere and yet, in its French setting it seems more poetic.Its beautiful music, adapted from Verdi's "La Forza del Destino", will make you hum it without end.But, if you are truly interested in the full story, you will also have to buy "Manon of the Spring". Without it you may still love this movie, but will never understand its ending.Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil and Emanuelle Beart (in "Manon") perform admirably and catch you with strong performances.Such movies are rare to come by and this one is really a must for every good movie lover.