Manon des sources (1952)
- Directed by
- Marcel Pagnol
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 3h 48m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a small Provencal village, a young woman named Manon is seen as an outsider. The story reveals how she seeks revenge on the man who cheated her parents out of their land and on the community that allowed it to happen.
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What happens
Manon of the Spring (French: Manon des sources, pronounced [manɔ̃ de suʁs]) is a 1952 French two-part drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Jacqueline Pagnol, Raymond Pellegrin and Rellys. The diptych and the first film are both titled Manon of the Spring, while the second film is titled Ugolin. Marcel Pagnol conceived the film specifically as a vehicle for his wife Jacqueline to star in. The titular protagonist is a young woman who lives in rural Provence, near a village where she is considered an outsider. As the story unfolds, it gradually reveals how Manon is taking her revenge on the man who tricked her parents out of their property and on the community who let that happen. Ten years later, Pagnol adapted and expanded the story into the two-volume novel The Water of the Hills. The complete saga was adapted in 1986 as the films Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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