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Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, Elisabeth Depardieu
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Jean de Florette |
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Based on a Marcel Pagnol novel, JEAN DE FLORETTE was directed by Claude Berri in 1986. Daniel Auteuil won the 1987 French Academy award in the Best Actor category for his performance.
In a rural village of Southern France, Ugolin (Auteuil) is convinced to make a fortune by growing carnations on his land. But these flowers need a lot of water and Ugolin must first buy the neighboring domain and its source which have just been inherited by Jean de Florette (Depardieu), a former bookkeeper who's just arrived from the city. Jean is a happy man who gave up his routine life in the city in order to fulfill his dream : to be a farmer.
Cesar Soubeyran (Montand), Ugolin's only relative, admonishes him to secretly block up Jean de Florette's spring, hoping that Jean will soon be disheartened and will sell him his domain. During the next months, fortune seems to be on Jean de Florette's side : it rains frequently, the vegetables he grows are the most beautiful of the vicinity and his rabbit's breeding is a success. But there is soon a long period of drought and Jean must walk miles every day in order to bring back water to the farm. While he wears himself out more and more, Ugolin and Cesar are waiting for the right moment to advise him to sell his land.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Jean de Florette |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- farmer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- farmer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- farmer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- lot of descript of crop raising
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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