Manon des sources (1986) Französisch · Blu-ray

director claude berri's lush sequel to jean de florette is "a brilliantly realized achievement...that will inspire and fascinate" (boxoffice). completing the saga based on marcel pagnol's novel the water of the hills, manon of the spring stars daniel auteuil (queen margot), yves montand (the wages of fear) and emmanuelle béart (mission: impossible) who, "with the charm of a young bardot or deneuve, gives a startling performance" (the hollywood reporter). it's been ten years since her father's death left manon (béart) tending goats in the rugged hills of provence. struggling to make her way in the world, manon has no idea that her neighbar césar soubeyran (montand) and his nephew, ugolin (auteuil), cheated her out of her father's land. but when manon discovers that the soubeyrans were directly responsible for her father's tragic death, she goes after the two men with a fierce vengeance worthy of her proud and courageous heritage.