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Manon of the Spring (1986)
26K
Original name: Manon des sources
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon (Beart) has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her father's land caused his death years earlier.
Style:
atmospheric, touching, sincere, thought provoking, depressing, family saga, saga, anthology, cynical, sentimental ...
Plot:
revenge, female nudity, haunted by the past, wedding, cave, spring, provincial life, hunting, obsession, water, suicide, engineer, trap, rabbit, goat, husband wife relationship, mayor, small town, nephew, marriage, suicide by hanging, harmonica, xenophobia, rural setting, unrequited love ...
Time:
year 1986, 1920s, 20th century, 20s
Place:
france, provence, europe, paris france
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