Jean de Florette
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France, Switzerland, Italy · 1986
Rated PG · 2h 0m
Director Claude Berri
Starring Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Elisabeth Depardieu
Genre Drama
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When Jean de Florette inherits land in Provence, he moves there with his wife and daughter to take up residence. Unbeknownst to him, his neighbors have had their eyes on the property -- and its spring water -- and plot to drive away the new owner. Based on a novel of the same name by Marcel Pagnol.
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