The Water of the Hills: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 3 h 57 min. 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.

1. 
   Movie 1

   Jean de Florette (1986)

   2 h 2 min · ★ 7.7

   In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Manon of the Spring (1986)

   1 h 55 min · ★ 7.6

   In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men who greedily conspired to acquire her father's land…