The highest scoring of the two Water of the Hills films, ahead of Manon of the Spring (77).
Synopsis
In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 8.1/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 93% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 75/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.7/10637 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 82 | 100% |
Key crew
- Jean-Claude PetitOriginal Music Composer
- Claude BerriDirector, Screenplay
- Gérard BrachScreenplay
Cast
- Yves MontandCésar Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
- Gérard DepardieuJean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette
- Daniel AuteuilUgolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet
- Elisabeth DepardieuAimée Cadoret, wife of Jean
- Margarita LozanoBaptistine, Piedmontese of the cave
- Ernestine MazurownaManon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée
- Armand MeffrePhiloxène, mayor
- André DuponPamphile, joiner
- Pierre NougaroCasimir
- Jean MaurelAnglade, believer
- Roger SouzaAnge, hydrant man
- Didier PainEliacin
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