Product: Manon of the Spring (1987)
Rating: 5.0
a fabulous sequel
As sad and tragic as "Jean de Florette" (which should be seen first) was, this is a delight, and one of Claude Berri's very best films. Emmanuelle Beart, looking like a wood nymph, is beautiful as Jean's daughter, bent on revenge, and Daniel Auteuil as the lovesick man who's past comes back to haunt him is terrific.Yves Montand is magnificent. This is one of his greatest performances, and shouldn't be missed. His scene with the blind woman is so memorable. I think about that scene often, and of how easy it is to make life changing mistakes by misunderstanding circumstances.The soundtrack by Jean-Claude Petit is lovely, using a theme from Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" as its main melody, and the cinematography superb. Best of all, the ending is perfection. Satisfying. A work of art completed.