Jean de Florette

“For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.”

César Soubeyran, known as le Papet (Yves Montand), and his nephew Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil) want the spring on the empty property next to theirs, because its water would let Ugolin grow his flowers. When Jean Cadoret (Gérard Depardieu) inherits the land and moves in with his family, they stop up the spring and say nothing. Claude Berri follows Jean through a hot summer of hauling water from wells far away, convinced his stubborn labor will make the farm his.