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1986 Certificate PG
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The second of two parts of the classic Marcel Pagnol story set in France in the mid-1920's. The daughter of a ruined farmer discovers the identity of the men who stopped up her father's well and plots revenge, eventually uncovering long forgotten family secrets. Follows "Jean De Florette." Read more

Starring Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Beart, Elisabeth Depardieu
Director Claude Berri
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Manon Des Sources

The second of two parts of the classic Marcel Pagnol story set in France in the mid-1920's. The daughter of a ruined farmer discovers the identity of the men who stopped up her father's well and plots revenge, eventually uncovering long forgotten family secrets. Follows "Jean De Florette."

Starring Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Beart, Elisabeth Depardieu, Hippolyte Girardot
Director Claude Berri
Studio PATHE DISTRIBUTION
Run time DVD: 1 hr 49 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 27 Mar 2000
Production year: 1986
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    The conclusion of Claude Berri's adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's L'Eau des Collines takes place ten years after the death of Jean de Florette. Once more the photography borders on the sublime and the direction is paced to suit life under the scorching sun. The script is less convincing, however, than that of its predecessor, with melodrama seeping into too many scenes and an uncomfortable number of loose ends being over-neatly tied up in the closing moments. Yves Montand and Daniel Auteuil maintain their quality of performance, with the latter particularly impressive as he tries to atone for the wrong done to Manon (Emmanuelle Béart) and her family.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Essential viewing for anyone who enjoyed Jean de Florette. Ten years after Jean's death (in this continuation of... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 14 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Clever stuff

    This sequel picks up the story circa 9 years where Jean De Florette ends.

    You certainly need to see the first in order to appreciate the nuances and plot of the 2nd. For continuity purposes the majority of the cast are unchanged and importantly for me the original score is also intact.

    If you thought Jean de Florette was a little sombre, you will understand that this digs you down a tad further. The pain for both Pabet and his nephew are palpable and I certainly felt that their selfishness had been repaid with significant interest on top.

    This sequel is certainly on par with the first and in essence you should try to watch both films back to back a la Tarrantino's Kill Bill series!

      • dvd addicted monkey from beautiful south wales
      • Posted 25 Feb 2004 17:20

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  • 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Put this top of your list

    This is one of those wonderful films that comes along once in a blue moon. Here the action is paced right with a clear story line and a powerful plot that makes excellent sense if you've followed part 1. Add to that music and photography of the highest quality.

    Manon has lost her father to ill fortune and knows why and how. But she is something of an outlaw and can do nothing about the wrongs that caused his death.

    In her pastoral wanderings, she comes to understand the vital features of the water table and is able to alter the lives of the villagers for better and for worse.

    There is a romantic turn, completely fitting, which affirms what ought to happen a lot more in real life, that is, that the wrongdoers come to grief and the innocent triumph. It happens here.

      • RustyT from Dorset
      • Posted 27 Apr 2004 22:16

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      • The second of two parts of the classic Marcel Pagnol story set in France in the mid-1920's. The daughter of a ruined farmer discovers the identity of the men who stopped up her father's well and ...