Manon of the Spring
From the pen of Marcel Pagnol comes this story of a shy, beautiful shepherdess, who plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her father's land caused his death years earlier.
Jean's daughter Manon (Emmanuelle Béart) has grown up into a beautiful and free-spirited young shepherdess on her father's Provence farm. But when she learns the tragic truth about her father's demise, Manon plots her revenge on the dim-witted Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil) and the scheming Le Papet (Yves Montand). Her plot is complicated by Ugolin, who has fallen in love with her - but Manon's retribution will not be deterred. The timeless story has majestic pacing over the affairs of four generations. It is the award-winning sequel to ‘Jean De Florette’ but is totally self-contained and can be watched without seeing its predecessor. (Subtitles)
France 1986 Claude Berri 124m
