Review of Jean de Florette (1986) by Lily B — 19 Dec 2007

I thought this one would be boring from the beginning until the end.

Haha. I am laughing at myself, because Jean de Florette was actually quite good, and maybe more than that.

First of all, because of the story. Berri, the director, adapted the epic novel written by Marcel Pagnol. I never read anything of Pagnol, but I know the name and how famous he is.

I read that some thought it was a slow movie... I don't think that way. Every scenes bring something different, we can feel every emotions that the characters feel. Talking of characters, Ugolin is played by Daniel Auteuil and he simply gives his career's best performance in Jean de Florette.

Well, everybody have to see it. Jean de Florette is the first one of two films. The second one is Manon des Sources.