After “Jean de Florette”, (re) discover the second part of the masterful dyptic produced by Claude Berri, also available on Max.
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10 years after the tragic misadventures of Jean de Florette, the cultivation of eyelets of Ugolin thrives at the Romarins farm. Now become a young woman, Manon lives as a hermit in the surrounding hills, and takes care of a herd of goats.
One day, when he sees her dancing through the garrigue, Ugolin falls madly in love with her. But Manon has never forgotten the way in which the peasant and his paper were played by his father.
One of the first roles of Emmanuelle Béart
Have you recently discovered Jean de Florette on the Max platform? This extraordinary trip to the sunny regions and the copper rumors of Marcel Pagnol cannot be complete without manon of the sources.
Second part of this absolutely masterful dyptic which counts without any doubt among the biggest frescoes in French cinema, this second feature film also directed by Claude Berri is roughly the same cast as his predecessor (they were shot in parallel). But to the mastery of Daniel Auteuil and Yves Montand now addresses the talent of Emmanuelle Béart, then at the very beginning of a career.
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An incredible final sequence
Carried by a sumptuous soundtrack and served by a photograph to fall to the ground, Claude Berri's film especially marked the spirits for his irresistible final sequence. A simple dialogue between the paper and the old Delphine, whose overwhelming revelation still resonates with power almost 40 years later.
We will obviously be silent the proponents and the ends of this masterful conclusion, and we will be content to invite you to take the irresistible small path which leads to the wonders of Marcel Pagnol.
(Re) Discover the film's trailer …
