Manon des sources (Manon of the Springs) is a critically acclaimed and commercially successful 1986 French language motion picture. Based upon the 1966 two-part novel by Marcel Pagnol, it is the sequel to Jean de Florette.

Production:

• Director: Claude Berri
• Producer: Pierre Grunstein , Alain Poiré
• Original story: Marcel Pagnol from the novel
• Screenplay adaption: Claude Berri, Gérard Brach
• Cinematography: Bruno Nuytten
• Music: Jean-Claude Petit , Roger Legrand , Giuseppe Verdi

Primary cast:

• Emmanuelle Béart - Manon
• Yves Montand - Cesar Soubeyran/'Le Papet'
• Daniel Auteuil - Ugolin
• Hippolyte Girardot - Bernard Olivier
• Margarita Lozano - Baptistine
• Yvonne Gamy - Delphine

Awards:

• César Award for Best Actor - Daniel Auteuil, 1987
• César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Emmanuelle Béart