Product: Jean de Florette (1987)
Rating: 5.0
Beautiful but unbelievably sad
This is a very good and moving film and, with it's sequel "Manon des Sources" is truely excellent. It is not necessary to watch the sequel to appreciate Jean de Florette, but you will have to watch this first to make any sense of the the characters' motivations in Manon.I just wanted to comment on the review that suggested that the film-maker's motivation in splitting the two parts was financial. Look closely - the sequel takes place some 10 years later and uses the same cast. The story had to be broken up to allow everyone - especially the child Manon - to age sufficiently to continue.These are a couple of amazing films.