The Water of the Hills in order

Jean de Florette started as a two-part movie filmed in the Provence, it tells the tale of Jean and his family trying to start a new life. 2 films, 3h 57m in all, in release order.

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   Jean de Florette

   1986 · 122 min

   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.

   Worth the Hype
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   Manon of the Spring

   1986 · 115 min

   In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men who greedily conspired to acquire her father's land years earlier.

   Worth the Hype