In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.

Keywords: based-on-novel-or-book, provence, avarice, battle-for-power, source, neighbor,

Title: Jean de Florette
Imdb rate: 8.0
Imdb votes: 23,148
Year: 1986
Language: French
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland, France, Italy
Director: Claude Berri
Writers: Claude Berri (adaptation), Gérard Brach (adaptation), Marcel Pagnol (novel)
Actors:
Yves Montand
Gérard Depardieu
Daniel Auteuil
Elisabeth Depardieu

Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 16 nominations.