Jean De Florette
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Movie Reviews of Jean De Florette
Movie Review: Depiction of coarse human nature
Summary: 5 Stars
Jean de Florette and Manon the Spring have very special place in my movie collection. These are very long, French movies. Often some people just hate French movies, because they are so pecked with meaning and philosophy, and they are so lengthy and slow. Although, I can not say that this movie is too different from the typical european cinema stereotype, Jean de Florette is very moving and powerful movie. These two movies, together, bring to us the historical picture of the late 19th century, France. I thought the movie had a great theme: intellectual man, who wants to live like a Roussau's noble savage(man of freedom), move into a small rural, agricultural town. He tries to use methods developed by scientists and rationalists into farming. At the same time, the story introduces a native farmer with dark intentions, jean de florette. His greed, pretention, and obsession drive him to do unthinkable evil to his new neighbor. Jean de Florette is a must have classic for all movie lovers.Movie Review: Beautiful and touching
Summary: 5 Stars
I must say that this was one of the most touching, tragic and beautiful film/book I've ever seen/read. I love this story so much because it is so absolutely realistic and that it is human nature to do what a lot of the characters in the film did. There were so many human flaws, which I love it so much. It wasn't one of those movies where one character was absolutely perfect while the other one was downright horrible, but the flaws were evenly placed like real humans. We all have flaws, only different. We're all different.Once again, I love the film, although I loved the book so much more. It was so much more touching than the film had been, although the movie was great! The letters in the book were a lot more touching in the movie, maybe because I can actually see the spelling mistakes Ugolin and Papet makes. I wonder if they have spelling mistakes in the letters on the English version of the book? (I read the French version).
Movie Review: Got 2 Own Saga
Summary: 5 Stars
After the death of a family member,Gerard Depardieu, who plays a hunchback, father, and all around good guy, moves his family out of the city and to the country. His plan is to live happily in the peacefulness of nature. Unfortunatly, his neighbors plan is to destroy that peacefulness and anything that gets in their way. Unknown to the hunchback, the land that he owns is worth much, due to a natural spring that runs through it. The spring, however, has been blocked up so the land has gone to waste. The neighbors, having found the source of the spring, and realizing the worth of the land, continually divise new methods to try and obtain it. Whether by legaly buying the property or stealing it, they will make sure that the hunchback and his family's life is miserable until they have it. Being the first movie in a two part set, I recommend buying both and watching them back 2 back as they will be most affective that way.Movie Review: My frenchies friends actors G. DEPARDIEU & D. AUTEUIL
Summary: 5 Stars
In this movie that i've seen many time ago Daniel Auteil was becoming a real good tragedian before he has played very much comicals movies but there, he has changed of register ! And when an actor is able to understand an other concept of the cinema, he become a man with multiples faces and can at this moment play every roles, every personages ! For Mister Gérard Depardieu this movie was a very good godsend because he could be play an other man which was an humbacked who's bound to fight for his wife and his daughter and evidently also for his life ! the story is strong and animated with a marvellous scenario which has a follow-up which is a revenge for the daughter become woman and many disasters for the poors GRAND FATHER and UNCLE YVES MONTAND was a good actor with many talents !Movie Review: One of the sublime masterpieces in any time
Summary: 5 Stars
What can we add about that glorious movie? Wonderful script, powerful message, exceptional landscapes, superb cast. In fact, Depardieu gives one of his finest goals (at the level of Danton, Cyrano, Vatel or Novecento). This film also threw to the sand to Daniel Auteil and Montand might have given the best achievement of his career as the greedy father.
The story is quite simple. Depardieu tries to find a new life in a farm on the hills of a village, whose people don't see him very well due his hauntchback.
The epic spirit he arouses and all the crowd of situations make this story and this film a must reference when you consider the best Eighties French movies.
Watch this film and please, don't forget Manon the second part.