The Parisian-born Claude Berri was something of a cinematic one-man band. He began his professional life as an actor in French films but soon segued to being a writer, producer, director and ...

As a cinephile (and critic?), there are certain movies that follow you throughout your lifetime. For those who watch a lot of films—and in quick succession—people tend to assume you’ve seen everything ...

Claude Berri's stunning "Manon of the Spring" is the second half of his equally stunning "Jean de Florette." In the first film, the title character was an idealistic hunchback struggling and failing ...

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.

There are no showtimes for Manon of the Spring. You can stream it or buy it on digital platforms below. Jean de Florette started as a two-part movie filmed in the Provence, it tells the tale of Jean ...

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.

At times, the French countryside of Jean De Florette and Manon Of The Spring is almost unbearably beautiful. French director Claude Berri and cinematographer Bruno Nuytten set their two-part morality ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. Manon of the Spring (1986) is the sequel—or more properly, second part—of Jean de Florette (1986), which the Hendersonville Film ...