Classic, acclaimed adaptation of marcel pagnols novel, starring yves montand, gerard depardieu and daniel auteuil. For film and tv dvd new releases, cds, audiobooks, world cinema, nordic noir, westerns, scifi, vintage british classics and box sets, visit simply home entertainment. Born in france in 1948, gerard depardieu is one of the. With yves montand, gerard depardieu, daniel auteuil, elisabeth depardieu. Marcel pagnol adapta luimeme le film en en deux romans nommes ensemble leau des collines. Production of this film and manon of the spring 1986 happened. To acquire an adjacent property, a crafty french farmer and his nephew commit an act of sabotage that. Two 1920s farmers engage in a bitter rivalry as one tries to tend to a plot of land and the ot. After his breakout film role came in going places 1974, he appeared in a diverse mix of films, becoming a leading actor in the 80s and 90s.
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Set amidst the rugged hills of provence, this epic saga follows the heroic efforts of jean cadoret depardieu, who inherits a farm from his mother, florette, and leaves his city job behind, hoping to create a new eden, with his wife and daughter. Jean is a city man with a romantic idea of the countryside, yet obstinate and hardworking. Il faut donc trouver une terre, ensoleillee bien sur mais surtout bien arrosee. City dweller jean cadoret gerard depardieu assumes ownership of the spring. Con gerard depardieu, yves montand, daniel auteuil drammatico, ratings.
The film starred three of frances most prominent actors gerard depardieu, daniel auteuil, who won a bafta award for his performance, and. With yves montand, emmanuelle beart, daniel auteuil, hippolyte girardot. Depardieu was well established as a versatile actor even before this role. Maar buurboeren le papet montand en galignette auteuil azen zelf op het stuk grond en proberen hem geniepig en achterbaks beentje te lichten. The film takes place in rural provence, where two local farmers scheme to trick a newcomer out of his newly inherited property. The plot revolves around a city man who inherits a rundown farm in the french countryside who moves there with his wife and young daughter to pursue the dream of an idealized country life. When he inherits a little land in provence, he is only too happy to pack up his loyal wife and beautiful child and move to the country for a new beginning. A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell. Watching this film is like taking a trip to the french countryside of provence. Petit et laid, ugolin, le dernier des soubeyran, revient du service militaire. Diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film.
A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her fathers land caused his death years earlier. French dircetor claude berris stunning adaptation of the acclaimed marcel pagnol novel is the winner of numerous international awards and is the worlds most popular foriegn language film ever. Il retrouve son oncle, le papet, a qui il devoile son projet. Gerard depardieu, yves montand, daniel auteuil, margarita lozano, elisabeth depardieu genre. Seemingly impervious to the great pressure on the film crew, he earned a reputation on the set for fooling about, telling.
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