{"product_id":"jean-de-florette-manon-of-the-spring-two-films-by-claude-berri-the-criterion-collection-4k-uhd","title":"Jean de Florette \/ Manon of the Spring: Two Films by Claude Berri (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD]","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA sprawling tale of greed, betrayal, and revenge plays out amid the bucolic splendor of the French countryside in Claude Berri’s masterly two-film adaptation of a literary work by the legendary Marcel Pagnol. Spanning three generations in the lives of two families, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJean de Florette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eManon of the Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e vividly recreate the provincial world of an early-twentieth-century village, where an outsider’s arrival sets in motion a devastating chain of events. With gorgeous cinematography, keen insights into human nature, and superb performances from icons of French cinema (Gérard Depardieu, Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, and Emmanuelle Béart), these richly absorbing moral tales—at the time of their production, the most expensive French films ever made—are triumphs of epic storytelling in the classical tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n   4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew 4K digital restorations, supervised by director of photography Bruno Nuytten, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo 4K UHD discs of the films and two Blu-rays with the films and special features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eClaude Berri: The Card Dealer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2018), a documentary on director Claude Berri’s life and career\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Force of Destiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2017), a documentary about the making of the films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrailers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew English subtitle translations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePLUS: An essay by film scholar Sue Harris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJEAN DE FLORETTE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  The sun-dappled beauty of the Provence countryside belies dark motivations, in the first installment of Claude Berri’s monumental pastoral tragedy. When the naively idealistic tax collector Jean Cadoret (Gérard Depardieu) unexpectedly inherits a family farm, he leaves the city for a new life in the agrarian community where his mother, Florette, grew up—though she moved away decades ago. His neighbors, however, the scheming Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil) and his proud uncle César Soubeyran (Yves Montand), have plotted to divert the flow of water away from Jean’s land. Brought to extraordinary life by acting legends Depardieu, Auteuil, and Montand, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJean de Florette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e draws viewers into a fully realized vision of 1920s rural France in which the culture clash between modern ideas and the rustic older codes of the country takes a heartbreaking turn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMANON OF THE SPRING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  Shot simultaneously with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJean de Florette,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e this second chapter in the epic story of the intersecting fates of the Cadoret and Soubeyran families unfolds ten years after the events of the first film, as Jean Cadoret’s daughter, Manon (Emmanuelle Béart, in a César-winning performance), now a teenage shepherdess, learns of the circumstances that drove her family to ruin—and seeks revenge on those responsible. A stirring portrait of a young woman’s awakening to her own agency, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eManon of the Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings to a close Claude Berri’s sweeping Marcel Pagnol adaptation with a devastating power that approaches Greek tragedy.\u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Physical Media Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49248939507954,"sku":"B0DTBQZC5L","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/81UGWNtP03L._SL1500.jpg?v=1779549132","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/jean-de-florette-manon-of-the-spring-two-films-by-claude-berri-the-criterion-collection-4k-uhd","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}