Manon of the Spring
1986 · Movie · PG · 115 min · ★ 7.6 · 75% critics
Years after her family is driven from their land, a young shepherdess lives quietly in the sunbaked countryside of Provence. When she learns more about the greed and silence that shaped her past, she sets out to make the village face the cost of what was done—and to reclaim a sense of justice.
Based on Manon des sources
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Details
- Original title
- Manon des sources
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-11-19
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (561 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burn, emotionally heavy story about greed, community complicity, and payback in a vivid rural setting; Not for you if you dislike bleak drama or revenge themes, like in Incendies.
Pros: gripping revenge tale; beautiful rural setting; strong emotional performances | Cons: slow pacing at times; some story gaps; a bit melodramatic
Themes
- france
- based on novel or book
- loss of loved one
- provence
- source
- sequel
- revenge
- marcel pagnol
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Supporting Actress
Cast & crew
Yves Montand
as César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"
Daniel Auteuil
as Ugolin Soubeyran, aka "Galinette"
Emmanuelle Béart
as Manon Cadoret
Hippolyte Girardot
as Bernard Olivier, teacher
Margarita Lozano
as Baptistine
Yvonne Gamy
as Delphine
Ticky Holgado
as Rural engineering specialist
Jean Bouchaud
as Vicar
Elisabeth Depardieu
as Aimée Cadoret
Gabriel Bacquier
as Victor
Directed by Claude Berri