Prize at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. Legacy Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources have been interpreted as part of a wider trend in the 1980s of so-called 'heritage cinema': period pieces and costume dramas that celebrated the history, culture and landscape of France. It was the official policy of President François Mitterrand, elected in 1981, and particularly his Minister of Culture Jack Lang, to promote these kinds of films through increased funding of the ailing French film industry. Berri's pair of films stand as the most prominent example of this effort. It has also been suggested that the treatment given the outsider Jean de Florette by the locals was symbolic of the growing popularity of the anti-immigration movement, led by politicians like Jean-Marie Le Pen. The two films are often seen, in conjunction with Peter Mayle's book A Year in Provence, as causing increased interest in, and tourism to, the region of Provence, particularly among the British. The films inspired a vision of the area as a place of rural authenticity, and were followed by an increase in British home ownership in southern France. As late as 2005, the owners of the house belonging to Jean de Florette in the movie were still troubled by tourists trespassing on their property. Jean de Florette served as an inspiration for the 1998 Malayalam–language Indian film Oru Maravathoor Kanavu. Ranked No. 60 in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010. References External links Trailer (1986) Transcript 1986 films Italian drama films 1980s French-language films 1986 drama films Films based on works by Marcel Pagnol Films directed by Claude Berri Films featuring a Best Actor César Award-winning performance Films about rabbits and hares Films set in France French drama films Best Film BAFTA Award winners Films whose writer won the Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award Films with screenplays by Claude Berri Films with screenplays by Gérard Brach Films about agriculture 1980s Italian films 1980s French films ja:愛と宿命の泉#PART1『フロレット家のジャン』