Jean de Florette is a magnificently acted, superb film with fine music and excellent cinematography. The colors used are vibrant and the red carnations are a stunning adjunct of the movie. Its sequel, Manon of the Spring, is even better, and its dramatic ending is quite well written and enacted. Together, these two films are amongst the finest to come from France.
Review of Jean de Florette
Jean de Florette
(1986)
A superbly acted French film with fine music and good cinematography
10 April 2001