Criterion Collection - Jean De Florette / Manon Of The Spring - Blu-ray

Director/co-scripter Claude Berri's two-part epic brings Marcel Pagnol's novels to vibrant life. First, the hunchbacked "Jean de Florette" (Grard Depardieu) moves his family to a remote village to claim a farm he inherited, but a greedy landowner (Yves Montand), trying to drive Jean away, blocks the spring that waters his land. With Daniel Auteuil, Elisabeth Depardieu. Next, "Manon of the Spring" stars Emmanuelle Bart as Jean's now-grown daughter and details how her discovery of the plot against her father leads to a fitting vengeance... and a startling revelation. Auteuil, Montand, Hippolyte Girardot also star. 4 hrs. Total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English; bonus documentaries "The Force of Destiny (2017), "Claude Berri: The Card Dealer" (2018); theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles.