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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 91.0 / 100
1986·Drama·2h 2m

JEAN DE FLORETTE

“For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.”

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.

Above the Line
Claude Berri·DirectorGérard Brach·ScreenplayClaude Berri·ScreenplayBruno Nuytten·Director of PhotographyJean-Claude Petit·Original Music ComposerSophie Coussein·Editor
Cast
Yves Montand·César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'Gérard Depardieu·Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of FloretteDaniel Auteuil·Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of PapetElisabeth Depardieu·Aimée Cadoret, wife of JeanMargarita Lozano·Baptistine, Piedmontese of the caveErnestine Mazurowna·Manon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & AiméeArmand Meffre·Philoxène, mayorAndré Dupon·Pamphile, joinerPierre Nougaro·CasimirJean Maurel·Anglade, believer
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
Claude Berri·Director
Writing· 2
Gérard Brach·ScreenplayClaude Berri·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Bruno Nuytten·Director of Photography
Editing· 7
Sophie Coussein·EditorCorinne Lazare·EditorJeanne Kef·EditorCatherine Serris·EditorNoëlle Boisson·EditorArlette Langmann·EditorHervé de Luze·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Jean-Claude Petit·Original Music Composer
By the Numbers
91.0
OF 100
Master Score
8.1
OF 10
IMDb
96%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Jean de Florette's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serious, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features three men in the foreground against a blue sky. The man in the center wears a fedora and has a mustache. To his left is a man in a cap”

drama
Key Elements
FedoraCapDonkeyContainerStone Wall
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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