1 00:02:56,777 --> 00:03:01,281 To Marcel and Jacqueline Pagnol 2 00:03:01,948 --> 00:03:02,949 Papet! 3 00:03:19,633 --> 00:03:22,636 It's me Ugolin! 4 00:03:36,024 --> 00:03:37,526 It's me. 5 00:03:38,485 --> 00:03:40,028 It's you, Galinette! 6 00:03:40,237 --> 00:03:41,905 - You're back. - Yes. 7 00:03:42,447 --> 00:03:43,907 Wait, I'm coming! 8 00:03:44,115 --> 00:03:48,328 - Just throw me the key to my house! - I'll be right down. 9 00:03:49,579 --> 00:03:51,581 What a surprise! 10 00:03:56,378 --> 00:03:59,214 - You're out of the army! - At last! 11 00:03:59,422 --> 00:04:01,758 - Come in and eat. - I'm not hungry. 12 00:04:01,967 --> 00:04:04,803 I was out drinking with friends all night. 13 00:04:05,011 --> 00:04:07,055 Come for supper and tell me all about it. 14 00:04:07,264 --> 00:04:09,349 Okay, I'll see you later! 15 00:06:41,584 --> 00:06:43,044 No, that's enough. 16 00:06:45,255 --> 00:06:47,215 She's asking if you want more. 17 00:06:53,096 --> 00:06:54,514 Thanks. 18 00:07:03,732 --> 00:07:05,859 When I die, you'll live here. 19 00:07:08,236 --> 00:07:10,572 The Soubeyran farm will be yours. 20 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,869 Meanwhile, you should fix up your place up there. 21 00:07:18,246 --> 00:07:20,498 Later, you'll be able to rent it to a farmer 22 00:07:20,749 --> 00:07:22,792 or leave it to your kids. 23 00:07:23,001 --> 00:07:26,379 - For that, I'd need a wife. - So? 24 00:07:27,172 --> 00:07:29,758 There are plenty of girls around here 25 00:07:29,966 --> 00:07:32,552 who'd love to marry a Soubeyran. 26 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,559 There's Chabert's daughter. I bet if you wanted to... 27 00:07:42,937 --> 00:07:45,273 ll have no mule, since I'm using yours. 28 00:07:45,565 --> 00:07:48,902 I have no hens or goats, since they're too much trouble. 29 00:07:49,152 --> 00:07:53,615 I don't wear socks, since they itch. So why would I need a wife? 30 00:07:55,075 --> 00:07:56,826 What about love? 31 00:07:57,702 --> 00:08:01,956 When I'm in Aubagne, I drop in on those girls. That clears my mind. 32 00:08:02,957 --> 00:08:05,919 For 15 francs a month, ll can choose any girl. 33 00:08:06,127 --> 00:08:09,255 That's all I need. 34 00:08:09,506 --> 00:08:13,843 You don't want to end up a bachelor like me. 35 00:08:14,886 --> 00:08:17,263 Before I die I want to see a child of yours. 36 00:08:19,808 --> 00:08:21,976 Why didn't you ever get married? 37 00:08:24,479 --> 00:08:28,441 Before I think of marriage, I'd better think of work. 38 00:08:30,985 --> 00:08:33,279 Do you have any plans? 39 00:08:33,988 --> 00:08:35,115 Maybe. 40 00:08:35,323 --> 00:08:36,991 I have an idea for you. 41 00:08:38,326 --> 00:08:40,078 I thought it all out. 42 00:08:41,079 --> 00:08:43,123 I figured out everything, including the costs. 43 00:08:43,331 --> 00:08:47,669 - What is your idea? - To restore the Soubeyran orchard, 44 00:08:48,503 --> 00:08:50,922 the whole Solitaire plateau, 45 00:08:51,172 --> 00:08:53,133 to the way it was in my father's time: 46 00:08:53,341 --> 00:08:56,803 200 fig trees, 200 plum trees, 47 00:08:57,053 --> 00:08:59,013 200 almond trees. 48 00:09:00,014 --> 00:09:01,474 A thousand trees, 49 00:09:02,684 --> 00:09:05,019 planted in rows, 30 feet apart. 50 00:09:05,854 --> 00:09:07,981 It'll be like a cathedral, 51 00:09:09,607 --> 00:09:12,986 and every farmer will make the sign of the cross. 52 00:09:14,863 --> 00:09:19,033 Listen, Papet, we already have too many plums, peaches, apricots. 53 00:09:19,284 --> 00:09:22,162 We end up feeding them to the pigs. 54 00:09:23,204 --> 00:09:24,414 I have another idea. 55 00:09:26,332 --> 00:09:28,334 You're my only relative, Galinette. 56 00:09:30,003 --> 00:09:32,172 You can tell me if you need my help. 57 00:09:34,716 --> 00:09:36,634 What is your idea? 58 00:09:43,057 --> 00:09:44,309 It's a secret. 59 00:10:21,846 --> 00:10:25,433 - Well! - Is that you, Papet? 60 00:10:26,100 --> 00:10:28,394 You can't keep living like this! 61 00:10:28,937 --> 00:10:32,106 You're holed up like a caveman! 62 00:10:32,315 --> 00:10:34,275 This house is a pig sty! 63 00:10:35,443 --> 00:10:39,113 And it stinks like a dung heap! 64 00:10:39,864 --> 00:10:41,950 What's going on? 65 00:10:42,408 --> 00:10:43,451 Tell me! 66 00:10:43,660 --> 00:10:47,872 Don't get excited. I'll show you something. 67 00:11:05,598 --> 00:11:07,433 This is your big secret? 68 00:11:10,979 --> 00:11:13,898 That's how you spend your time? 69 00:11:18,987 --> 00:11:20,738 What'll you give me for them? 70 00:11:22,365 --> 00:11:23,533 Real beauties. 71 00:11:23,741 --> 00:11:25,076 They're Imperials. 72 00:11:25,326 --> 00:11:26,536 Good stems. 73 00:11:26,786 --> 00:11:28,079 How much? 74 00:11:28,288 --> 00:11:31,541 Well, if this was February, 75 00:11:32,166 --> 00:11:36,129 I'd have offered you 50 cents. 76 00:11:37,839 --> 00:11:40,425 But the season's almost over. 77 00:11:41,050 --> 00:11:44,971 Still, they're worth 20 cents. 78 00:11:45,972 --> 00:11:48,349 - All right? - Yes, all right. 79 00:12:04,032 --> 00:12:07,660 You were right, Galinette. You'll be growing flowers. 80 00:12:08,536 --> 00:12:10,705 Why was it such a secret? 81 00:12:10,913 --> 00:12:14,167 I wanted to try it out first, to see if the soil is right. 82 00:12:14,375 --> 00:12:16,711 Once they bloomed, I knew you'd be impressed. 83 00:12:16,919 --> 00:12:21,549 The flowers didn't impress me. The florist did. 84 00:12:25,386 --> 00:12:27,972 - What'll it cost? -15,000. 85 00:12:28,181 --> 00:12:30,767 - You've got it. - You're too generous! 86 00:12:30,975 --> 00:12:33,686 Not really. It's not for you. 87 00:12:33,895 --> 00:12:37,357 It's for all Soubeyrans, buried ones and future ones. 88 00:12:38,399 --> 00:12:41,736 If its nose was where its tail is, it would die! 89 00:12:41,944 --> 00:12:43,196 Like us! 90 00:12:51,204 --> 00:12:53,831 - Something's bothering me. - What? 91 00:12:54,082 --> 00:12:56,709 - The water. - What water? 92 00:12:57,335 --> 00:12:59,629 A carnation plant drinks like a man. 93 00:12:59,837 --> 00:13:03,591 For my 50 plants, ll shredded my hands hauling water. 94 00:13:05,009 --> 00:13:06,928 Install a cistern with a pump. 95 00:13:07,136 --> 00:13:10,598 It'll be empty in four days if we water 500 plants. 96 00:13:11,933 --> 00:13:13,726 That is a problem. 97 00:13:18,314 --> 00:13:20,900 We should dig a big reservoir 98 00:13:21,234 --> 00:13:23,903 that would collect all the rain water. 99 00:13:24,112 --> 00:13:25,696 It may not rain one year! 100 00:13:28,324 --> 00:13:32,036 No. We must find a field near a natural water source. 101 00:13:33,788 --> 00:13:35,456 I wonder... 102 00:13:35,873 --> 00:13:39,836 What if we buy Bouffigue's field and his spring 103 00:13:40,169 --> 00:13:41,212 up at Romarins? 104 00:13:41,421 --> 00:13:46,509 Does that spring still have water? My father said it dried up. 105 00:13:48,302 --> 00:13:50,596 It's more than half blocked up. 106 00:13:51,806 --> 00:13:54,517 When I was young it was a lovely stream. 107 00:13:55,309 --> 00:13:59,730 Old Camoins grew cartloads of vegetables there. 108 00:13:59,939 --> 00:14:03,776 I bet we could unblock it with a pickaxe. 109 00:14:04,569 --> 00:14:06,612 You think he'd sell his farm? 110 00:14:06,904 --> 00:14:11,492 Not the house. But maybe the field and the spring. 111 00:14:12,201 --> 00:14:15,955 He never uses them. Maybe if we offer him money... 112 00:14:32,054 --> 00:14:33,222 Marius? 113 00:14:34,307 --> 00:14:36,976 - How are you? - None of your damn business. 114 00:14:37,185 --> 00:14:40,271 Why are you nasty? Are you mad at me? 115 00:14:41,355 --> 00:14:45,234 Neither mad nor glad. I've got no use for you. 116 00:14:45,443 --> 00:14:50,615 Maybe you feel that way, but I don't, since I'm here to see you. 117 00:14:50,823 --> 00:14:53,993 If you climbed all this way, you want something. 118 00:14:54,327 --> 00:14:59,165 Right. But also want to give you something. 119 00:14:59,999 --> 00:15:05,421 ll don't need anything. Not even talk. It gets on my nerves. 120 00:15:05,713 --> 00:15:08,174 Just listen to me, Marius. 121 00:15:08,633 --> 00:15:11,677 If you sell me your property, not the house, 122 00:15:12,053 --> 00:15:15,431 just the field and the hill... Just name your price. 123 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:19,685 What nerve! You think I'd sell my property? 124 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,523 Look. Thousand-franc bills. 125 00:15:23,731 --> 00:15:28,319 Go to hell! Goddamn you Soubeyran pigs! 126 00:15:28,903 --> 00:15:31,697 Don't yell like that or you'll choke. 127 00:15:31,906 --> 00:15:35,952 And don't insult the Soubeyrans or you'll regret it! 128 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:37,411 He's only kidding. 129 00:15:37,620 --> 00:15:39,997 Why is that half-wit getting involved? 130 00:15:41,374 --> 00:15:45,419 I'll get down and show you what I think of the Soubeyrans! 131 00:15:45,711 --> 00:15:49,215 Lousy bastards! Pigs! Thieves! 132 00:15:49,423 --> 00:15:50,633 Come down here! 133 00:15:50,841 --> 00:15:52,760 Lousy bastard! Come down! 134 00:16:05,523 --> 00:16:06,774 He'd better not croak! 135 00:16:06,983 --> 00:16:08,317 Why not? 136 00:16:08,609 --> 00:16:11,153 Someone could die by falling off a tree. 137 00:16:25,751 --> 00:16:27,795 So much for my carnations. 138 00:16:28,004 --> 00:16:32,258 Too bad. It was a perfect spot. 139 00:16:32,466 --> 00:16:36,387 If he doesn't wake up, his heirs will sell the farm. 140 00:16:36,596 --> 00:16:38,681 We could buy it cheap. 141 00:16:40,391 --> 00:16:43,769 - Let's finish him off. - No. Maybe someone saw us. 142 00:16:51,819 --> 00:16:53,070 You see, Galinette, 143 00:16:53,446 --> 00:16:55,615 never lose faith in Providence. 144 00:17:14,175 --> 00:17:16,761 Why don't you shave him in his bed? 145 00:17:16,969 --> 00:17:21,265 I don't shave anyone who is horizontal. Not even a corpse. 146 00:17:23,976 --> 00:17:26,479 What... Where are those two going? 147 00:17:29,315 --> 00:17:31,817 It's over here. See? 148 00:17:32,568 --> 00:17:35,488 The spring was by the fig tree. Don't turn around! 149 00:17:37,198 --> 00:17:40,785 Old man Camoins had dug a ditch 150 00:17:40,993 --> 00:17:45,122 that led down to the end of that field there. 151 00:17:45,331 --> 00:17:49,669 That way the water just ran downhill by itself. Understand? 152 00:17:51,587 --> 00:17:52,963 Look. 153 00:17:53,172 --> 00:17:56,384 See the soggy ground around my foot? 154 00:17:59,053 --> 00:18:02,556 The water's blocked, but it's there. It wouldn't be very hard. 155 00:18:05,559 --> 00:18:08,854 To think he threw away this gold mine. 156 00:18:15,778 --> 00:18:17,113 Wait! Wait! 157 00:18:18,239 --> 00:18:23,035 Once, before he went nuts, 158 00:18:23,244 --> 00:18:26,247 he said, "My gun is my only friend. ll want it buried with me.” 159 00:18:26,455 --> 00:18:28,916 A man's last wishes are sacred. 160 00:18:42,513 --> 00:18:45,099 Did you check if it's loaded? 161 00:18:45,349 --> 00:18:49,437 I never thought of it. You can't tell with a hammerless. 162 00:18:50,020 --> 00:18:52,940 I bet it's loaded with buckshot. 163 00:18:53,274 --> 00:18:57,069 He always kept it loaded on account of the wild boars. 164 00:18:57,278 --> 00:18:59,572 It could be dangerous. 165 00:18:59,780 --> 00:19:03,617 It has a hair trigger. A sudden wind could set it off. 166 00:19:03,826 --> 00:19:07,121 - Maybe he set the safety? - Not him. 167 00:19:21,886 --> 00:19:26,307 - So, you're the heir. - No. We were only distant cousins. 168 00:19:26,932 --> 00:19:29,351 But you will get something. 169 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,646 No. It all goes to his sister Florette. 170 00:19:32,980 --> 00:19:36,776 - Is she still alive? - Why not? She's younger than you. 171 00:19:36,984 --> 00:19:39,779 Her husband died, but she's alive. 172 00:19:40,029 --> 00:19:41,447 Who's this Florette? 173 00:19:41,655 --> 00:19:44,575 Florette de Bérengeére, old Camoins' daughter. 174 00:19:44,784 --> 00:19:46,035 The pretty one. 175 00:19:46,243 --> 00:19:49,413 Your uncle knew her well. Right, Cesar? 176 00:19:49,830 --> 00:19:51,290 Where is she? 177 00:19:51,499 --> 00:19:57,505 In Crespin. She married Lionel, who was the blacksmith there. 178 00:19:57,713 --> 00:19:59,882 Were you at her wedding? 179 00:20:00,174 --> 00:20:03,844 No, I was far away in an African military hospital. 180 00:20:04,386 --> 00:20:05,846 I returned a year later. 181 00:20:06,055 --> 00:20:09,809 I'll write to tell her of her brother's death. 182 00:20:10,017 --> 00:20:12,686 If she's alive, she'll claim the inheritance. 183 00:20:12,937 --> 00:20:14,897 She's the heiress. 184 00:20:15,105 --> 00:20:16,732 Not much to inherit. 185 00:20:16,941 --> 00:20:21,529 I don't agree. The house is still in good shape. 186 00:20:21,862 --> 00:20:24,573 Plus fifty olive trees from before the war. 187 00:20:24,782 --> 00:20:27,117 They're sick! They're dying out! 188 00:20:27,326 --> 00:20:30,204 They just need a tickle with the pickaxe. 189 00:20:30,412 --> 00:20:32,915 Sure. Then they'll die laughing. 190 00:20:33,123 --> 00:20:35,543 It never rains on that land. 191 00:20:35,876 --> 00:20:38,462 You hear the storms, you see the storms, 192 00:20:38,671 --> 00:20:42,299 but before the clouds get there, they split up 193 00:20:42,508 --> 00:20:44,385 and it pours on the other side. 194 00:20:44,593 --> 00:20:46,554 The valley side only gets a few drops. 195 00:20:46,762 --> 00:20:48,764 Maybe so. 196 00:20:48,973 --> 00:20:53,894 You may not know, but Bouffigue's land has a spring. 197 00:20:54,103 --> 00:20:57,815 - It had a tiny spring. - No, it was a beauty! 198 00:20:58,023 --> 00:21:01,360 When I was a kid my dad showed it to me. 199 00:21:01,652 --> 00:21:03,863 It seemed like a river to me. 200 00:21:04,071 --> 00:21:07,449 Either you were tiny, or it had just rained, 201 00:21:07,658 --> 00:21:11,745 because when I saw it 30 years ago, it was as thin as my finger. 202 00:21:11,954 --> 00:21:15,165 Could a spring like that disappear? 203 00:21:15,374 --> 00:21:17,751 I know all about springs. 204 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:22,089 They're like pretty girls. Neglect them, and they're gone. 205 00:21:22,339 --> 00:21:26,594 Last year I saw a fig tree there. That proves there's water. 206 00:21:26,802 --> 00:21:29,555 - There was water. - But there are new shoots! 207 00:21:29,763 --> 00:21:33,559 You know about mixing drinks, but you know nothing about springs. 208 00:21:33,934 --> 00:21:35,603 I say this one is dry! 209 00:21:35,811 --> 00:21:39,940 I say the olive trees are dead and the soil is rotten! 210 00:21:40,149 --> 00:21:44,403 And I say I wouldn't take that land if you gave it to me! 211 00:21:54,288 --> 00:21:56,123 I haven't written for years. 212 00:21:56,790 --> 00:21:58,584 To whom are you writing? 213 00:21:58,834 --> 00:22:02,296 - To Grafignette. - Who's that? 214 00:22:03,339 --> 00:22:08,385 You don't know her. She left before you were born. 215 00:22:10,471 --> 00:22:15,768 When the boys tried to kiss her, she'd scratch their faces 216 00:22:17,269 --> 00:22:19,980 with her pointed fingernails. 217 00:22:21,899 --> 00:22:25,778 That's how she ended up an old maid. 218 00:22:27,613 --> 00:22:32,242 Later she left to work for the priest at Crespin. 219 00:22:34,161 --> 00:22:36,538 She was Florette's best friend. 220 00:22:39,291 --> 00:22:41,794 She'll be able to tell me about her. 221 00:22:44,004 --> 00:22:48,467 I made an important decision. I'll go see Florette in Crespin. 222 00:22:49,259 --> 00:22:53,263 No, you won't. If she knows you want her land, 223 00:22:53,472 --> 00:22:55,849 she'll triple the price. 224 00:22:59,979 --> 00:23:03,899 And if she knows it's for us, she'll refuse. 225 00:23:04,108 --> 00:23:08,112 - Why? - That's the way she is. 226 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:09,655 What can we do? 227 00:23:10,864 --> 00:23:11,865 Nothing. 228 00:23:15,202 --> 00:23:16,704 Florette won't come back. 229 00:23:17,413 --> 00:23:22,167 As a young woman, she loved money. She's probably worse now. 230 00:23:24,503 --> 00:23:28,507 So she'll sell, but no local farmer will buy. 231 00:23:29,174 --> 00:23:31,844 They own too much land already. 232 00:23:32,136 --> 00:23:35,139 - A stranger might buy it. - What the hell for? 233 00:23:35,347 --> 00:23:37,891 To grow vegetables or flowers, like me! 234 00:23:38,267 --> 00:23:40,811 - Without water? - There's the spring. 235 00:23:41,020 --> 00:23:44,648 - What if there was no spring? - But there is one! 236 00:23:47,484 --> 00:23:49,695 You'll never learn. 237 00:23:51,447 --> 00:23:53,365 Here's my plan. 238 00:23:53,574 --> 00:23:58,287 It's already half stopped up. An accident could shut it completely. 239 00:23:58,495 --> 00:23:59,747 What accident? 240 00:23:59,955 --> 00:24:03,709 Suppose you walk by with a load of cement. 241 00:24:03,917 --> 00:24:06,045 You trip, you fall and... Bang! 242 00:24:06,253 --> 00:24:08,922 Your cement plugs up the opening. 243 00:24:42,081 --> 00:24:44,833 Here it is! 244 00:24:50,297 --> 00:24:52,925 Good God! It's icy! 245 00:24:55,636 --> 00:24:58,305 - God, it's cold. - Hurry up, you idiot! 246 00:24:59,681 --> 00:25:02,351 Here's the hole! Give me the plug! 247 00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,604 No! The little one! 248 00:25:06,396 --> 00:25:09,108 - The hammer. - There's a root stuck here. 249 00:25:19,326 --> 00:25:23,080 That's enough. I'll have to unplug it later. 250 00:25:39,304 --> 00:25:40,597 - I heard something. - Where? 251 00:25:40,806 --> 00:25:42,099 In the house. 252 00:25:43,267 --> 00:25:46,478 That's not Bouffigue's ghost. It's only rats. 253 00:25:52,109 --> 00:25:53,318 "Dear Cesar. 254 00:25:54,570 --> 00:25:56,989 "You always amaze me. 255 00:25:57,656 --> 00:26:01,368 "After some 30 Christmases, you write asking me about Florette, 256 00:26:02,244 --> 00:26:06,832 "and your letter arrived the day she died. 257 00:26:07,958 --> 00:26:10,335 "1 had just been laying her out. 258 00:26:13,630 --> 00:26:15,924 "That's why I didn't answer sooner. 259 00:26:17,176 --> 00:26:23,223 "1 don't think she left much money. Her husband died six years ago, 260 00:26:23,432 --> 00:26:26,018 "and she lived on what he left. 261 00:26:27,394 --> 00:26:31,148 "In any case, her son will inherit. 262 00:26:31,648 --> 00:26:36,028 "His name is Jean Cadoret and he must be about 35. 263 00:26:36,236 --> 00:26:39,781 "He's a tax collector, but I don't know where. 264 00:26:40,991 --> 00:26:43,410 "The notary will surely locate him. 265 00:26:43,994 --> 00:26:48,874 "Tax collectors are never hard to find. He's married, 266 00:26:50,417 --> 00:26:52,711 "but unfortunately, by God's will, 267 00:26:54,254 --> 00:26:55,797 "he's a hunchback." 268 00:26:56,590 --> 00:26:59,885 What if some villager tells him about the spring? 269 00:27:02,930 --> 00:27:04,431 That's unlikely. 270 00:27:05,807 --> 00:27:09,728 The villagers here don't mix into other people's business. 271 00:27:12,272 --> 00:27:14,316 And the way you wrecked that house 272 00:27:14,524 --> 00:27:18,528 would make any farmer sit down and cry. 273 00:27:18,737 --> 00:27:19,738 You're right! 274 00:27:20,781 --> 00:27:22,074 He'll sell it. 275 00:27:26,995 --> 00:27:29,790 A pen makes less blisters than a pickaxe. 276 00:27:32,125 --> 00:27:36,421 A farmer may grow a hump, but a hunchback rarely becomes a farmer. 277 00:27:48,892 --> 00:27:54,273 Who would have thought that Florette would give birth to a hunchback? 278 00:29:02,883 --> 00:29:04,718 Well, what do you think? 279 00:29:04,926 --> 00:29:06,928 Look at these giant thistles, 280 00:29:07,220 --> 00:29:10,557 those olive trees, that wild rosemary. 281 00:29:11,350 --> 00:29:14,144 My God, it's beautiful. 282 00:29:14,478 --> 00:29:16,146 What did I tell you? 283 00:29:16,396 --> 00:29:19,024 It's ancient Provence, Zola's Paradise! 284 00:29:19,232 --> 00:29:21,485 It's even lovelier than Paradise! 285 00:30:54,828 --> 00:30:56,955 Try sliding it down. 286 00:31:03,587 --> 00:31:04,629 Hello, folks! 287 00:31:04,838 --> 00:31:08,175 - Hello! - Would you like some help? 288 00:31:08,383 --> 00:31:12,345 And how! We wondered how to unload this one piece. 289 00:31:12,596 --> 00:31:15,056 - You're very kind. - Let's give it a try. 290 00:31:15,265 --> 00:31:17,976 Thank you. Are you from Aubagne? 291 00:31:18,185 --> 00:31:20,520 I'm from Bastides, but I live nearby. 292 00:31:20,770 --> 00:31:25,108 - You passed my house on the way up. - So, we're neighbors. 293 00:31:25,317 --> 00:31:29,029 - Almost. I'm Ugolin Soubeyran. - Delighted. 294 00:31:40,707 --> 00:31:42,792 We'll need four men for this! 295 00:31:43,001 --> 00:31:44,336 How did you lift it? 296 00:31:44,544 --> 00:31:47,839 We loaded the empty crate, then put the tools in. 297 00:31:48,048 --> 00:31:50,509 And now we'll do it the other way around. 298 00:32:04,231 --> 00:32:08,318 1 have enough tools here for a nice little workshop. 299 00:32:33,343 --> 00:32:38,765 Your wife sings beautifully. It sounds even better than in church. 300 00:32:38,974 --> 00:32:41,893 She has charmed many listeners. She sang operas. 301 00:32:42,102 --> 00:32:45,647 - In public? - Yes, in concert halls. 302 00:32:45,855 --> 00:32:49,401 That was years ago. Today my voice is half gone. 303 00:32:49,609 --> 00:32:51,486 It must have been fantastic! 304 00:32:51,695 --> 00:32:54,531 Glorious! She triumphed as Manon. 305 00:32:54,781 --> 00:32:58,034 That's why we call our daughter Manon. 306 00:33:00,787 --> 00:33:02,247 It's a great spot. 307 00:33:02,455 --> 00:33:05,917 A tough climb, but it's worth it. 308 00:33:06,126 --> 00:33:07,586 It's heaven on earth. 309 00:33:07,961 --> 00:33:10,297 Is that why you rented this old farm? 310 00:33:10,505 --> 00:33:13,008 - Didn't rent it. - Did you buy it? 311 00:33:13,216 --> 00:33:16,469 I didn't buy it either, but it's my home. 312 00:33:20,974 --> 00:33:23,435 Are you Jean de Florette? 313 00:33:24,436 --> 00:33:27,355 My name is Jean, and my mother was Florette. 314 00:33:27,939 --> 00:33:29,649 But my name is Jean Cadoret. 315 00:33:29,858 --> 00:33:33,570 If you'd been born here, we'd call you Jean de Florette. 316 00:33:33,987 --> 00:33:37,949 What a lovely title for a song, or even a light opera! 317 00:33:38,408 --> 00:33:39,618 You knew my mother? 318 00:33:39,826 --> 00:33:44,831 No, but I knew her brother Bouffigue. We were good friends. 319 00:33:47,751 --> 00:33:52,505 I'll drink to Mother Nature, to these fragrant hills, 320 00:33:52,797 --> 00:33:55,634 to the cicadas, the breeze, 321 00:33:55,842 --> 00:34:00,764 to the age-old rocks. I drink to the blue sky. 322 00:34:03,058 --> 00:34:04,434 To your health. 323 00:34:08,188 --> 00:34:10,857 Damn! They always do that to me! 324 00:34:11,066 --> 00:34:12,776 I'll be back tomorrow. 325 00:34:14,861 --> 00:34:17,030 Damn beasts! 326 00:34:21,660 --> 00:34:24,913 I guess you folks are here for a little holiday. 327 00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:28,166 A holiday that will last until I die. 328 00:34:28,375 --> 00:34:32,921 I'll live in the shade of these pines, in peace and bliss, 329 00:34:33,129 --> 00:34:35,382 for as long as God grants me life. 330 00:34:36,716 --> 00:34:40,512 That sounds nice, but how will you get water? 331 00:34:40,720 --> 00:34:42,972 We have a cistern here. 332 00:34:44,557 --> 00:34:47,936 It's small. Without rain, you'll be out of water. 333 00:34:48,228 --> 00:34:50,021 I also inherited a spring. 334 00:34:50,230 --> 00:34:55,568 - A spring? Where? - It's marked on a surveyor's map. 335 00:34:55,777 --> 00:34:58,738 I'll show you. Maybe you can help me. 336 00:35:04,119 --> 00:35:07,831 This little circle is a well, or a spring. 337 00:35:08,039 --> 00:35:09,708 Where's Romarins? 338 00:35:10,125 --> 00:35:16,131 Here. The spring is about a mile away, at the end of that valley. 339 00:35:16,339 --> 00:35:17,716 That's ours, too. 340 00:35:18,133 --> 00:35:21,928 I know the place! It's beyond that hill. 341 00:35:22,137 --> 00:35:24,639 It's a steep climb up to the spring. 342 00:35:24,973 --> 00:35:27,809 The water's good, but the stream is as wide as my thumb. 343 00:35:28,017 --> 00:35:32,063 - I hope it's not far. - At least an hour's walk. 344 00:35:33,523 --> 00:35:35,942 We'd only need to go once a week. 345 00:35:36,151 --> 00:35:38,027 It'll be our Sunday walk! 346 00:35:38,236 --> 00:35:42,907 A Piedmontese lumberjack and his wife live in the grotto. 347 00:35:43,241 --> 00:35:46,411 The wife is sort of a witch. She knows everything. 348 00:35:46,619 --> 00:35:50,039 They're nice, they're clean. 349 00:35:50,248 --> 00:35:52,125 But if it bothers you, they'll leave. 350 00:35:52,333 --> 00:35:55,754 God forbid! If they're happy there ll won't chase them away. 351 00:35:56,504 --> 00:36:00,592 We'll go there soon. This water problem is serious. 352 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,595 There's no rush. Right now my well is full 353 00:36:03,803 --> 00:36:07,599 SO you can come by for a bucket or two a day. 354 00:36:08,683 --> 00:36:11,102 A generous offer that I gratefully accept! 355 00:36:12,020 --> 00:36:15,940 You're wondering why ll decided to settle here. 356 00:36:16,149 --> 00:36:17,859 Yes, I'm wondering. 357 00:36:18,109 --> 00:36:22,781 It's because I've decided 358 00:36:22,989 --> 00:36:25,950 that my happiness lies in returning to nature. 359 00:36:28,495 --> 00:36:32,373 I'm here to cultivate the authentic! 360 00:36:32,582 --> 00:36:34,626 The "othentic"? 361 00:36:34,834 --> 00:36:38,630 Yes. I want to eat vegetables from my garden, 362 00:36:39,005 --> 00:36:43,134 collect oil from my olive trees and eggs from my hens, 363 00:36:43,426 --> 00:36:45,303 and drink wine from my vineyard. 364 00:36:45,512 --> 00:36:49,140 That'll take time. The olive trees have grown wild. 365 00:36:49,682 --> 00:36:51,810 They'll need three years of cultivating. 366 00:36:52,101 --> 00:36:54,896 A vineyard, too, will need three years. 367 00:36:55,146 --> 00:36:57,941 But vegetables can't grow without water. 368 00:36:58,149 --> 00:36:59,943 We'll see! 369 00:37:00,193 --> 00:37:03,988 Thanks to the inheritance my thrifty mother left me, 370 00:37:04,364 --> 00:37:07,492 we have enough to live on for three years. 371 00:37:08,827 --> 00:37:10,662 Three years from now... 372 00:37:10,995 --> 00:37:13,706 Meanwhile, we have big plans! 373 00:37:19,045 --> 00:37:22,799 Thanks again. I must start work at once. 374 00:37:23,007 --> 00:37:26,219 I notice the roof leaks in quite a few spots. 375 00:37:27,178 --> 00:37:28,763 Lots of luck! 376 00:37:29,347 --> 00:37:31,266 We have energy to spare. 377 00:37:34,727 --> 00:37:36,688 What type of man is he? 378 00:37:37,063 --> 00:37:39,524 He's a city hunchback type. 379 00:37:41,776 --> 00:37:44,195 - A city type? - And how! 380 00:37:44,737 --> 00:37:47,866 Watch out. He may be a city chump, 381 00:37:48,074 --> 00:37:52,245 but hunchbacks are often smarter than us. 382 00:37:54,497 --> 00:37:56,249 What will he plant? 383 00:37:56,457 --> 00:37:58,877 "Othentics"! He'll plant "othentics” everywhere! 384 00:37:59,752 --> 00:38:01,504 What's an "othentic"? 385 00:38:01,921 --> 00:38:04,549 Probably a plant that grows in books. 386 00:38:04,757 --> 00:38:07,093 "We must be modern,"” he said. 387 00:38:08,511 --> 00:38:12,056 - I bet he mentioned routine. - Right. 388 00:38:12,390 --> 00:38:14,350 What is that? 389 00:38:14,851 --> 00:38:16,644 It's a city word. 390 00:38:17,103 --> 00:38:19,606 It means that what our fathers taught us 391 00:38:19,814 --> 00:38:24,819 is a lot of nonsense, and that we should be modern. 392 00:38:30,617 --> 00:38:32,368 It's pure bullshit. 393 00:38:33,620 --> 00:38:38,583 He spoke of three years. That's a disaster. 394 00:38:41,127 --> 00:38:43,588 Don't always expect the worst. 395 00:38:44,505 --> 00:38:49,594 Still, Anglade or Casimir, who are distant cousins of his, 396 00:38:50,219 --> 00:38:52,972 might tell him about the spring. 397 00:38:53,556 --> 00:38:55,266 That would be serious. 398 00:38:55,892 --> 00:39:00,563 No. His mother warned him to avoid folks from Bastides. 399 00:39:00,939 --> 00:39:02,899 He'll buy his bread in Ruissatel, 400 00:39:03,107 --> 00:39:04,984 and nobody must know he's from Crespin. 401 00:39:05,485 --> 00:39:07,487 But we will tell everyone. 402 00:39:08,863 --> 00:39:12,450 We'll say a man from Crespin bought the farm, 403 00:39:12,659 --> 00:39:15,995 but we won't mention Florette's name. 404 00:39:16,704 --> 00:39:21,125 Meanwhile, act friendly, help him out, lend him my mule. 405 00:39:21,876 --> 00:39:25,463 And play up to his wife. 406 00:39:25,797 --> 00:39:29,342 A bunch of almonds, two thrushes, a basket of figs, 407 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:34,973 so that when he leaves, he'll sell the farm to you, no one else. 408 00:39:36,224 --> 00:39:41,646 1 told him he could have a bucket of my well water every day. 409 00:39:42,897 --> 00:39:44,816 But not for that reason. 410 00:39:46,067 --> 00:39:47,568 Why else? 411 00:39:47,777 --> 00:39:51,656 Plugging up the spring was no crime. It was for my carnations. 412 00:39:51,864 --> 00:39:55,243 But if they drink the cistern water, they'll all three die. 413 00:39:55,451 --> 00:39:58,371 It would always be on my conscience. 414 00:39:58,579 --> 00:40:00,915 You're just like your poor mother. 415 00:40:02,250 --> 00:40:03,710 But you did right. 416 00:40:03,918 --> 00:40:08,423 Even so, I'll try to discourage him. I'll say the soil's rotten, 417 00:40:08,631 --> 00:40:11,551 the grasshoppers will eat his crop, it never rains at Romarins! 418 00:40:11,759 --> 00:40:12,969 Stop it! 419 00:40:13,386 --> 00:40:18,558 You'll say that "othentics" are great, that it rains often, 420 00:40:18,766 --> 00:40:22,103 and he should start his big projects right away. 421 00:40:23,438 --> 00:40:29,027 Remember, it's much easier to push something downhill than uphill. 422 00:40:30,236 --> 00:40:33,197 So, push him in the direction where he'll fall. 423 00:41:01,642 --> 00:41:03,144 Good morning, neighbor. 424 00:41:03,352 --> 00:41:06,022 As you see, I'm taking you up on your generous offer. 425 00:41:06,230 --> 00:41:08,357 Fine. Just help yourself. 426 00:41:08,566 --> 00:41:11,444 I've been admiring the landscape here. 427 00:41:11,652 --> 00:41:13,988 I know nothing about landscapes. 428 00:41:15,114 --> 00:41:16,282 It's beautiful. 429 00:41:16,491 --> 00:41:19,952 It's big, you can see what the weather will be. 430 00:41:20,161 --> 00:41:21,496 That's true. 431 00:41:23,539 --> 00:41:26,250 Come on, I'll show you. 432 00:41:27,877 --> 00:41:32,131 Do this, or the bucket floats and comes up empty. 433 00:41:32,340 --> 00:41:34,717 Like that it'll sink. See? It fills up! 434 00:41:45,019 --> 00:41:46,437 How is your roof? 435 00:41:46,646 --> 00:41:49,982 I'm short a few tiles. I forgot to order them. 436 00:41:50,191 --> 00:41:54,028 Unfortunately they"ll be new. That'll spoil the total effect. 437 00:41:54,237 --> 00:41:57,657 - Nobody will notice on the roof. - Still, it's such a pity. 438 00:41:57,865 --> 00:42:02,328 Help yourself. ll have some planting to do. 439 00:42:02,537 --> 00:42:03,913 A thousand thanks! 440 00:42:42,827 --> 00:42:45,204 More furniture? 441 00:42:46,497 --> 00:42:49,167 This load's so heavy, ll don't know if I'll make it! 442 00:42:50,334 --> 00:42:52,670 A thousand pounds of pipes and wire fence. 443 00:42:52,879 --> 00:42:55,506 - What kind of pipes? - Cement pipes. 444 00:42:55,715 --> 00:42:57,800 - Big ones? - And how! 445 00:42:58,009 --> 00:43:00,803 - How much? - About 100 feet. 446 00:43:01,012 --> 00:43:03,347 - What for? - Usually it's for water. 447 00:43:03,556 --> 00:43:04,807 There's no water! 448 00:43:05,016 --> 00:43:09,187 Maybe he'll pipe rainwater down to his cistern. 449 00:43:09,395 --> 00:43:09,937 He said that? 450 00:43:10,146 --> 00:43:12,565 He said nothing. There's also a pump. 451 00:43:12,773 --> 00:43:13,608 What will he pump? 452 00:43:13,816 --> 00:43:17,153 I don't know, and ll don't give a damn! 453 00:43:18,237 --> 00:43:21,574 What'll he do with that fence? 454 00:43:25,244 --> 00:43:26,662 Ready, Papal! 455 00:43:45,139 --> 00:43:48,059 - Hello! - Hello! 456 00:43:48,935 --> 00:43:50,561 See these tiles? 457 00:43:51,229 --> 00:43:54,315 - What are they for? - For you! 458 00:43:54,523 --> 00:43:56,984 I've had them for years! 459 00:43:57,193 --> 00:44:00,196 1 thought, "These will make him happy.” 460 00:44:00,404 --> 00:44:05,576 Many thanks. A second favour that I won't forget. 461 00:44:07,536 --> 00:44:09,914 I thought about your water problem. 462 00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:13,960 The cistern's good for some watering, 463 00:44:14,168 --> 00:44:16,712 but it's small and will dry up fast. 464 00:44:17,797 --> 00:44:20,466 When it rains, the road is full of water. 465 00:44:20,675 --> 00:44:24,595 If you had pipes, large cements ones, 466 00:44:24,804 --> 00:44:29,433 you could set up a pipeline to keep your cistern filled. 467 00:44:29,642 --> 00:44:30,977 What a good idea. 468 00:44:32,144 --> 00:44:36,107 I just happen to have some pipes on hand. 469 00:44:38,317 --> 00:44:41,737 What did you intend them for? And the wire? 470 00:44:42,989 --> 00:44:45,491 That's a big secret. 471 00:44:46,158 --> 00:44:47,493 A new fence? 472 00:44:47,702 --> 00:44:50,663 Yes, but a special kind. 473 00:44:50,997 --> 00:44:55,251 - It'll go two feet underground. - To keep the rabbits out? 474 00:44:55,459 --> 00:44:59,463 You're close! To keep the rabbits, yes. But not out. 475 00:45:00,923 --> 00:45:02,300 I don't get it. 476 00:45:04,093 --> 00:45:08,389 First I'll plant some leeks, tomatoes, potatoes, chervil. 477 00:45:08,597 --> 00:45:10,766 That's an hour's work every day. 478 00:45:10,975 --> 00:45:13,144 - A kitchen garden? - Precisely. 479 00:45:16,647 --> 00:45:21,193 Next I'll plant some high-yield crop 480 00:45:21,402 --> 00:45:25,072 vital for large-scale rabbit breeding. 481 00:45:25,281 --> 00:45:28,492 Large-scale? You mean big rabbits? 482 00:45:28,701 --> 00:45:33,247 What we mean is hundreds of rabbits a month, if not thousands. 483 00:45:33,456 --> 00:45:38,502 No, Aimée, we'll stay within reasonable limits. 484 00:45:38,961 --> 00:45:40,838 Bring me my manual. 485 00:45:42,757 --> 00:45:45,885 You've raised rabbits, haven't you? 486 00:45:46,093 --> 00:45:48,929 I've got six, and my uncle has 30. 487 00:45:49,138 --> 00:45:51,057 In spite of that, 488 00:45:51,265 --> 00:45:55,061 you probably don't realize how prolific these rodents are. 489 00:45:55,561 --> 00:45:57,146 Here, read this. 490 00:45:57,730 --> 00:46:01,609 Il can read, but I don't understand numbers. 491 00:46:02,109 --> 00:46:06,364 Well, I do. it means that with one pair of rabbits, 492 00:46:06,572 --> 00:46:09,283 a modern breeder can obtain within three years 493 00:46:09,492 --> 00:46:11,702 a monthly yield of 500 rabbits. 494 00:46:13,079 --> 00:46:16,248 But this expert warns that raising over 5,000 head 495 00:46:16,457 --> 00:46:18,417 becomes a public health hazard. 496 00:46:18,626 --> 00:46:21,128 With 1,000 males and 5,000 females, 497 00:46:21,337 --> 00:46:25,591 a breeder would be overrun with 30,000 rabbits the first month 498 00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:29,929 200,000 by the sixth month and two million by the tenth month! 499 00:46:30,137 --> 00:46:35,434 A province or even a whole country could be wiped out by famine! 500 00:46:35,643 --> 00:46:38,729 - Really? - Tell him about Australia! 501 00:46:39,397 --> 00:46:42,566 That unfortunate continent, 14 times bigger than France, 502 00:46:42,775 --> 00:46:46,153 almost perished from an immigrant's pair of rabbits. 503 00:46:46,362 --> 00:46:49,615 Those rodents stripped entire fields and prairies bare! 504 00:46:49,824 --> 00:46:53,911 They had to build a 1,200-mile electrified fence 505 00:46:54,120 --> 00:46:57,081 and they had to slaughter millions of them. 506 00:46:58,207 --> 00:47:01,252 Are you planning to raise that type here? 507 00:47:01,460 --> 00:47:03,796 Certainly not. 508 00:47:04,004 --> 00:47:08,467 I think the Australian climate caused the breed's destructiveness. 509 00:47:08,676 --> 00:47:12,513 Thank God! So, you plan on 500 a month? 510 00:47:12,721 --> 00:47:14,223 No! 511 00:47:14,432 --> 00:47:16,183 I'm all for moderation. 512 00:47:16,475 --> 00:47:19,770 I'll be satisfied with a fourth of that. 513 00:47:19,979 --> 00:47:23,774 I'm counting on 150 a month within two years. 514 00:47:23,983 --> 00:47:26,026 No more than that. 515 00:47:26,235 --> 00:47:28,112 That makes more sense. 516 00:47:29,196 --> 00:47:33,033 But just cleaning out the cages is a big job. 517 00:47:34,869 --> 00:47:37,788 - That's no problem! - How exactly? 518 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:45,087 I want to see my rabbits run and hop about! 519 00:47:45,296 --> 00:47:49,175 I'll raise them the modern way, outdoors. 520 00:47:49,383 --> 00:47:50,843 What about the foxes? 521 00:47:51,051 --> 00:47:55,473 You forget the fence, six feet high, galvanized iron! 522 00:47:55,681 --> 00:47:58,684 A six-foot fence won't stop a fox. Never! 523 00:47:58,893 --> 00:48:00,769 But galvanized iron might. 524 00:48:01,020 --> 00:48:06,108 That's why I plan to use underground burrows 525 00:48:06,317 --> 00:48:09,445 with cement pipe openings. 526 00:48:09,653 --> 00:48:14,450 The opening will let a rabbit enter, but not a fox. 527 00:48:14,658 --> 00:48:16,660 Good idea! 528 00:48:18,329 --> 00:48:20,664 What will your rabbits eat? 529 00:48:24,919 --> 00:48:27,838 - Here's my answer. - You'll feed them matches? 530 00:48:37,598 --> 00:48:39,517 Are those watermelon seeds? 531 00:48:41,101 --> 00:48:44,939 - Are they "othentics"? - Authentic? Of course they are. 532 00:48:45,147 --> 00:48:49,276 These are authentic Cucurbita melanosperma seeds from Asia. 533 00:48:49,860 --> 00:48:54,323 The plant grows as quickly as a snake darts out of its hole. 534 00:48:55,866 --> 00:48:58,077 In the tropics, after the rains, 535 00:48:58,285 --> 00:49:02,373 these creeping vines can grow 30 inches a day! 536 00:49:03,249 --> 00:49:06,752 Of course, we're not in the tropics here. 537 00:49:06,961 --> 00:49:09,964 - Thank God. - And there's no real rainy season. 538 00:49:10,172 --> 00:49:15,553 According to weather statistics of the past 50 years, we should have 539 00:49:17,304 --> 00:49:20,891 six days of rain in April, five in May, four in June, 540 00:49:21,100 --> 00:49:25,437 two in July, three days in August and six days in September. 541 00:49:25,646 --> 00:49:28,524 - That's just an average. - It sounds about right. 542 00:49:28,732 --> 00:49:31,527 Since rainfall is often sporadic, 543 00:49:31,735 --> 00:49:35,781 we ought not to expect this plant's maximum growth. 544 00:49:35,990 --> 00:49:40,202 I estimate a reasonable growth of about six inches a month. 545 00:49:40,411 --> 00:49:43,831 Good! You'd have a problem if they grew any faster. 546 00:49:44,081 --> 00:49:47,459 You'd be picking up your squash by the edge of the village. 547 00:49:48,419 --> 00:49:49,587 Good point. 548 00:49:49,795 --> 00:49:53,674 I figure each plant will yield about 130 pounds of squash. 549 00:49:54,008 --> 00:49:57,636 Not bad, but you only have four seeds. 550 00:49:58,804 --> 00:50:01,265 They're hard to get. Today I have four. 551 00:50:01,473 --> 00:50:07,271 But in six months I'll be eager to stop their proliferation. 552 00:50:08,355 --> 00:50:12,693 If your rabbits and squash get out of control, what then? 553 00:50:13,110 --> 00:50:17,072 We'll be rich! We must succeed, or we're doomed to return 554 00:50:17,281 --> 00:50:19,241 to the hell of city life! 555 00:50:44,558 --> 00:50:46,894 - Well? - Good news and bad. 556 00:50:47,186 --> 00:50:50,981 He wants to raise rabbits outdoors, inside a fence. 557 00:50:51,857 --> 00:50:55,152 Rabbits? With a manual? 558 00:50:55,361 --> 00:50:58,947 Yes, a book full of numbers. It says you start with two rabbits 559 00:50:59,156 --> 00:51:01,200 and get 1,000 in six months. 560 00:51:01,408 --> 00:51:06,080 If they keep breeding, forget it! That's how they ate up Australia. 561 00:51:08,207 --> 00:51:10,209 This isn't Australia. 562 00:51:10,417 --> 00:51:14,672 It's easy to make rabbits multiply on paper. 563 00:51:16,590 --> 00:51:20,594 He wants to limit himself to 150 rabbits per month. 564 00:51:21,887 --> 00:51:24,014 Only 150! 565 00:51:24,223 --> 00:51:25,516 Is that all? 566 00:51:26,517 --> 00:51:29,853 A toast to the losers! 567 00:51:30,562 --> 00:51:32,981 Is that guy renting the farm? 568 00:51:33,190 --> 00:51:35,734 No. He told me he bought it. 569 00:51:35,943 --> 00:51:38,320 - He's a farmer? - No, he's a hunchback. 570 00:51:42,074 --> 00:51:44,076 Where does he buy his bread? 571 00:51:44,284 --> 00:51:46,245 He buys everything in Ruissatel. 572 00:51:46,453 --> 00:51:48,706 He thinks my bread is poison? 573 00:51:49,957 --> 00:51:53,919 No. He avoids the village. He's from Crespin. 574 00:51:54,128 --> 00:51:55,504 From Crespin? 575 00:51:55,713 --> 00:51:57,965 That's nothing to brag about! 576 00:51:58,173 --> 00:52:01,135 Nonsense! Crespin folks aren't all bad! 577 00:52:01,343 --> 00:52:02,469 Most are. 578 00:52:02,678 --> 00:52:06,014 - What did he do? - He was a tax collector. 579 00:52:06,223 --> 00:52:07,975 Maybe he'll raise our taxes! 580 00:52:09,184 --> 00:52:10,436 Is he staying long? 581 00:52:10,644 --> 00:52:13,856 I don't know. In any case, he's fixing up his house. 582 00:52:14,064 --> 00:52:16,358 - By himself? - Yeah, with gloves on. 583 00:52:17,943 --> 00:52:19,361 Some farmer! 584 00:52:19,695 --> 00:52:23,240 A hunchback from Crespin hiding on the hill, sounds fishy. 585 00:52:23,866 --> 00:52:26,076 Leave him alone and he won't bother us. 586 00:52:26,285 --> 00:52:30,080 - Maybe he's a spy! - What'll he spy on, your chickpeas? 587 00:52:39,798 --> 00:52:43,802 1 tell you, the Good Lord sent us a sure loser. 588 00:52:44,011 --> 00:52:45,471 Within six months he'll be gone. 589 00:52:45,679 --> 00:52:47,681 He claims he must succeed in three years. 590 00:52:47,890 --> 00:52:49,808 Easier said than done. 591 00:52:50,017 --> 00:52:51,935 But it proves he's got money. 592 00:52:52,144 --> 00:52:55,939 Inherited money burns a hole in your pocket. 593 00:52:56,148 --> 00:53:00,444 In six months he'll be broke and we'll buy him out cheaply. 594 00:53:00,652 --> 00:53:04,364 Meanwhile, let's see what he does with his Chinese squash 595 00:53:04,573 --> 00:53:06,450 and his giant rabbits! 596 00:53:08,827 --> 00:53:13,165 Mmm. Smells like she roasted some squab! 597 00:54:20,482 --> 00:54:23,360 He'd better not find the spring. 598 00:54:27,573 --> 00:54:30,284 We better keep an eye on him. 599 00:54:37,416 --> 00:54:41,587 - Hello, neighbour! - Hi, Monsieur Jean! Ma'am! 600 00:54:43,130 --> 00:54:44,548 How's it going? 601 00:54:48,594 --> 00:54:50,554 What is that contraption? 602 00:54:51,972 --> 00:54:53,765 With your pickaxe, 603 00:54:53,974 --> 00:54:57,227 you'll knock yourself out for three months, 604 00:54:57,436 --> 00:55:01,440 while my plough will help us finish the job in three days. 605 00:55:06,570 --> 00:55:07,988 Aimée. 606 00:55:08,780 --> 00:55:12,701 The heavens have answered our prayer! 607 00:55:41,229 --> 00:55:43,106 It's from his field. 608 00:55:58,372 --> 00:56:03,335 The best soil in the region. It's worth its weight in gold! 609 00:56:03,543 --> 00:56:07,339 Such rich soil! It's killing me! 610 00:56:11,176 --> 00:56:13,095 He's a good man. 611 00:56:15,597 --> 00:56:17,391 I don't like him. 612 00:56:17,599 --> 00:56:18,976 Because he's ugly? 613 00:56:20,352 --> 00:56:22,187 Manon is afraid of him. 614 00:56:22,980 --> 00:56:26,608 Manon, I'm surprised that you don't like that nice man. 615 00:56:27,109 --> 00:56:29,403 He's ugly. He looks like a toad. 616 00:56:29,861 --> 00:56:32,155 It's your thoughts that are ugly. 617 00:56:32,364 --> 00:56:35,158 Ugly exteriors often hide the purest souls. 618 00:56:40,872 --> 00:56:42,124 Look! 619 00:57:11,028 --> 00:57:13,530 Come here, Manon. 620 00:57:17,367 --> 00:57:19,202 I'll give you an important job. 621 00:57:19,411 --> 00:57:23,331 You'll water these plants carefully once a day. 622 00:57:55,906 --> 00:57:58,283 Galinette, he's a real joke. 623 00:57:59,701 --> 00:58:01,995 He planted tomatoes on the north side. 624 00:58:03,288 --> 00:58:06,666 Even if they bear fruit, it won't ever ripen. 625 00:58:06,875 --> 00:58:09,878 He pushed his chickpeas down too deep with a stick. 626 00:58:10,087 --> 00:58:12,672 They won't even yield a salad-bowlful. 627 00:58:12,881 --> 00:58:16,676 He planted the onions right under the olive tree! 628 00:58:19,346 --> 00:58:22,933 And he didn't plant the potatoes deep enough. 629 00:58:23,141 --> 00:58:26,103 He doesn't sow seeds, he throws them! 630 00:58:26,311 --> 00:58:29,815 They'll grow in tufts, like hair on a mangy dog! 631 00:58:37,030 --> 00:58:40,450 If that loony thinks he can feed a family on that... 632 00:58:45,539 --> 00:58:48,583 When I look at him, I have to laugh, 633 00:58:49,626 --> 00:58:51,837 but it also breaks my heart. 634 00:58:53,130 --> 00:58:56,091 I feel like showing him how to do it right. 635 00:58:56,508 --> 00:58:58,343 Let him do it his way. 636 00:58:58,552 --> 00:59:01,388 It's not the best way, but it's better for us. 637 00:59:09,771 --> 00:59:12,107 Are you going on a picnic? 638 00:59:12,315 --> 00:59:15,110 We're getting drinking water from the spring. 639 00:59:15,318 --> 00:59:18,655 Our cistern is empty and we mustn't impose on you. 640 00:59:18,864 --> 00:59:21,700 Mine's been getting empty, too. 641 00:59:21,908 --> 00:59:23,994 I've a feeling it'll rain tonight. 642 00:59:24,202 --> 00:59:26,204 Why? You have rheumatism? 643 00:59:26,413 --> 00:59:28,039 No, thank goodness! 644 00:59:28,248 --> 00:59:32,210 But in May we only had three days of rain instead of six. 645 00:59:32,419 --> 00:59:37,382 It hasn't rained in June, so we're owed five days of rain! 646 00:59:37,591 --> 00:59:42,470 The heavens have 48 hours to settle their debt. 647 00:59:44,014 --> 00:59:48,018 - What's the shortest way? - You'd better go the easiest way. 648 00:59:49,519 --> 00:59:53,565 Follow the valley down, but before you get to the village, 649 00:59:53,773 --> 00:59:57,444 turn right and follow the road to the grotto. 650 00:59:57,652 --> 00:59:59,863 Thank you. See you tonight! 651 01:00:02,032 --> 01:00:04,618 Good-bye, little one. Good-bye, Madame. 652 01:00:39,861 --> 01:00:41,363 It's beautiful! 653 01:00:48,578 --> 01:00:50,455 We're the new owners. 654 01:00:52,582 --> 01:00:55,877 But we don't want you to move out. 655 01:00:56,962 --> 01:01:00,548 We just came to fetch water. 656 01:01:06,471 --> 01:01:09,766 Don't worry. They came for some water. 657 01:01:09,975 --> 01:01:11,851 They won't throw us out. 658 01:01:34,416 --> 01:01:36,001 God bless you! 659 01:02:29,846 --> 01:02:33,350 If that spring were near us, we'd have no problem. 660 01:02:37,979 --> 01:02:41,608 Let's put our faith in the statistics and in Providence. 661 01:03:24,192 --> 01:03:25,819 Hello, neighbour! 662 01:03:26,069 --> 01:03:29,447 I'm going to Aubagne. Can I bring you anything? 663 01:03:29,656 --> 01:03:33,910 No, thanks! Are you buying more seeds? 664 01:03:34,119 --> 01:03:37,580 Even better! I'm going to get my breeders! 665 01:03:38,790 --> 01:03:40,625 Come see them tonight. 666 01:03:40,834 --> 01:03:43,503 Sure! I'd love to see your first rabbits! 667 01:03:44,212 --> 01:03:46,589 I'll bring along snails for Madame. 668 01:03:46,798 --> 01:03:48,466 See you tonight! 669 01:04:03,815 --> 01:04:08,111 I chose young females who've had no litters. 670 01:04:10,155 --> 01:04:13,450 That's vital for creating a new breed. 671 01:04:14,534 --> 01:04:16,453 And now the male. 672 01:04:19,497 --> 01:04:21,666 Manon, close the door! 673 01:04:21,958 --> 01:04:24,794 He's terribly strong. He might get away. 674 01:04:25,003 --> 01:04:27,338 Not from me, he won't. 675 01:04:28,798 --> 01:04:31,301 Holy mother! What's that? 676 01:04:31,509 --> 01:04:34,679 He's a cross between a giant rabbit and a ram. 677 01:04:38,224 --> 01:04:40,810 I never saw anything like that! 678 01:04:41,019 --> 01:04:44,981 It's got fur like a dog and ears like a donkey! 679 01:04:46,191 --> 01:04:48,610 - Was it expensive? - Very expensive! 680 01:04:50,028 --> 01:04:51,488 That's a strange one! 681 01:04:51,696 --> 01:04:54,532 He's a breeder. Not young, but virile. 682 01:04:56,910 --> 01:04:58,703 He looks fierce. 683 01:04:58,912 --> 01:05:01,498 I bet he could eat a steak! 684 01:05:07,378 --> 01:05:09,297 He sure got taken in! 685 01:05:11,591 --> 01:05:13,593 What breed did he call it? 686 01:05:14,761 --> 01:05:16,513 The Romarins breed. 687 01:05:30,068 --> 01:05:33,446 Go, make us some nice baby rabbits, old man! 688 01:05:42,747 --> 01:05:45,667 You're going to start the Romarins breed. 689 01:06:04,143 --> 01:06:09,190 There isn't much inheritance money left. 690 01:06:10,400 --> 01:06:13,236 But I'm sure we'll pull through. 691 01:06:13,528 --> 01:06:16,906 Our bills are paid, and the worst is over. 692 01:06:25,873 --> 01:06:30,378 I want you to manage the 1,123 francs that's left. 693 01:06:31,629 --> 01:06:34,465 It should last us for a year. 694 01:06:34,674 --> 01:06:38,511 In three months, I hope to start selling my rabbits. 695 01:06:40,471 --> 01:06:43,266 If necessary, we could sell my necklace. 696 01:06:43,933 --> 01:06:47,937 - I was told it was worth 10,000. - Sell your necklace? Never. 697 01:06:49,147 --> 01:06:51,065 I'd sooner go barefoot! 698 01:07:09,667 --> 01:07:11,127 Come quickly! 699 01:07:14,464 --> 01:07:15,798 What is it? 700 01:07:19,469 --> 01:07:20,637 Cesar. 701 01:07:59,133 --> 01:08:00,718 Let's measure it. 702 01:08:07,225 --> 01:08:09,060 There's Ugolin's neighbor. 703 01:08:09,268 --> 01:08:11,354 He thinks he's some big shit! 704 01:08:41,259 --> 01:08:43,761 You should have aimed for his hump. 705 01:08:43,970 --> 01:08:45,596 That's not funny. 706 01:10:21,067 --> 01:10:23,986 Go on! You're too small! 707 01:10:33,746 --> 01:10:36,666 Here's a big one! 708 01:10:40,336 --> 01:10:45,299 What a beauty! A real Romarin! 709 01:11:06,988 --> 01:11:08,239 Shall we take it? 710 01:11:08,447 --> 01:11:09,365 How much? 711 01:12:03,210 --> 01:12:05,087 It won't last. 712 01:12:06,339 --> 01:12:10,343 It's enough for my vineyard, but not for his vegetables. 713 01:12:16,557 --> 01:12:18,434 What do I think? 714 01:12:19,852 --> 01:12:22,063 I think it's a disaster. 715 01:12:28,027 --> 01:12:29,278 Water! 716 01:12:54,345 --> 01:12:59,976 "Rain on Ascension Day washes your crops away." 717 01:13:14,657 --> 01:13:16,242 Stop worrying. 718 01:13:17,410 --> 01:13:22,540 Remember, a wet spring always brings a scorching summer. 719 01:13:24,333 --> 01:13:27,712 In July, his green garden will be yellow like ripe wheat. 720 01:13:29,213 --> 01:13:32,633 His corn husks will crackle like patent leather shoes. 721 01:13:35,386 --> 01:13:38,055 "Showers in June only bring ruin."” 722 01:13:45,896 --> 01:13:48,065 I'm off to sell my vegetables! 723 01:13:48,274 --> 01:13:51,569 This is my gratitude for all your advice. 724 01:13:51,777 --> 01:13:53,988 That rain was a godsend. 725 01:13:54,864 --> 01:13:57,950 - You've no potatoes yet? - Not for another three weeks. 726 01:13:58,159 --> 01:14:00,703 Really? Look at mine! 727 01:14:02,621 --> 01:14:04,540 How do you do it? 728 01:14:27,688 --> 01:14:29,065 Amandine! 729 01:14:39,158 --> 01:14:41,327 I keep forgetting she's deaf. 730 01:14:51,337 --> 01:14:53,964 That's enough! Where's my dinner? 731 01:14:58,552 --> 01:14:59,970 I'm hungry. 732 01:15:01,472 --> 01:15:05,351 What's worse is that now he gives me advice! 733 01:15:17,113 --> 01:15:19,073 It's all beautiful! 734 01:15:19,281 --> 01:15:23,244 But I'm worried. Summer hasn't started yet. 735 01:15:24,453 --> 01:15:29,083 It's July 20th. In two more weeks we'll get those August storms. 736 01:15:29,291 --> 01:15:32,002 Losing all this would be a shame. 737 01:15:32,211 --> 01:15:33,921 My cistern is overflowing. 738 01:15:34,130 --> 01:15:38,592 It holds 12 cubic meters, and I need three every other day. 739 01:15:38,801 --> 01:15:41,470 I can hold out another week. 740 01:15:41,679 --> 01:15:44,473 But it may not rain in a week. 741 01:15:46,350 --> 01:15:51,522 "One seed yields an ear with 400 to 450 kernels. 742 01:15:51,730 --> 01:15:56,110 "In theory, the yield is 400 times the planted seed.” 743 01:15:56,318 --> 01:15:57,444 See, Aimée. 744 01:15:57,653 --> 01:16:01,365 Even with a more reasonable estimate, say, 300, 745 01:16:01,574 --> 01:16:05,828 I planted enough to yield three tons of corn. That should do. 746 01:16:06,036 --> 01:16:07,872 Thank you, sweetheart. 747 01:16:08,080 --> 01:16:10,499 We'll also have 20 tons of squash. 748 01:16:10,708 --> 01:16:13,210 Even half would be plenty. 749 01:16:13,419 --> 01:16:16,338 The manual suggests eight tons of feed a year. 750 01:16:27,141 --> 01:16:29,351 We only have 720 francs left. 751 01:16:30,728 --> 01:16:34,899 - The money from selling the rabbits? - That's included. 752 01:16:35,107 --> 01:16:37,943 Now, more than ever, we need God's help. 753 01:16:54,418 --> 01:16:55,377 Papa! 754 01:16:56,420 --> 01:16:58,297 There's no more water! 755 01:17:03,844 --> 01:17:06,597 There's no more water! 756 01:17:14,772 --> 01:17:16,315 I expected this. 757 01:17:17,608 --> 01:17:20,736 I thought we had a few days' water left. 758 01:17:20,945 --> 01:17:24,323 If it doesn't rain tonight, we'll figure out something. 759 01:17:30,329 --> 01:17:32,373 Luckily we have the spring. 760 01:17:32,581 --> 01:17:35,709 Four trips a day will kill your donkey. 761 01:17:35,918 --> 01:17:40,214 We can stock 850 gallons in a week. 762 01:17:40,422 --> 01:17:44,718 - But we need rain within 10 days. -10 days, this time of year? 763 01:17:44,927 --> 01:17:46,804 Well, you never know. 764 01:17:47,012 --> 01:17:49,473 If the heavens let me down, 765 01:17:49,682 --> 01:17:52,184 could you rent me your mule? 766 01:17:52,393 --> 01:17:54,436 - Sure! - Thank you! 767 01:17:54,645 --> 01:17:56,981 Come on! A little bit more! 768 01:19:30,407 --> 01:19:35,454 Galinette, if this beautiful weather keeps up, 769 01:19:35,662 --> 01:19:38,457 his corn will be wiped out, 770 01:19:38,665 --> 01:19:40,292 along with the rest. 771 01:20:46,316 --> 01:20:47,776 What's wrong? 772 01:21:04,501 --> 01:21:06,503 You gave me a scare. 773 01:21:06,712 --> 01:21:08,547 It was only a dream. 774 01:21:31,153 --> 01:21:33,697 It's the hunchback! 775 01:21:33,906 --> 01:21:36,950 I'm out! I'm not here! 776 01:21:47,961 --> 01:21:50,130 Is Mr. Ugolin here? 777 01:21:51,548 --> 01:21:53,592 Isn't he home? 778 01:21:53,800 --> 01:21:59,181 Ask him if he'll rent me his mule starting tomorrow. 779 01:21:59,556 --> 01:22:01,308 It's urgent! 780 01:22:01,517 --> 01:22:04,770 His mule. Tomorrow! Thank you! 781 01:23:21,179 --> 01:23:23,140 My chickpeas are rotting. 782 01:23:24,349 --> 01:23:27,477 My apricots dried up. They're the size of small peas. 783 01:23:27,686 --> 01:23:31,690 My grapes won't make two casks of wine. What a year! 784 01:23:34,151 --> 01:23:37,112 The weather does as it pleases. 785 01:23:39,448 --> 01:23:42,034 It's bad for us, but worse for him. 786 01:23:42,951 --> 01:23:45,162 He needs 250 gallons a day. 787 01:23:46,288 --> 01:23:50,792 He can't haul all that with a donkey and a woman and a hump. 788 01:23:51,418 --> 01:23:54,338 Another week of sunshine and he's finished. 789 01:23:54,546 --> 01:23:59,009 He wants to rent my mule. It'll be hard to refuse. 790 01:23:59,217 --> 01:24:02,679 Idiot! Your mule would save him! 791 01:24:02,888 --> 01:24:05,265 It can carry 100 gallons a day! 792 01:24:07,225 --> 01:24:10,687 You told me to be friendly, 793 01:24:10,896 --> 01:24:15,317 so I drank his white wine and called him Monsieur Jean, 794 01:24:15,525 --> 01:24:17,402 and he's become my friend. 795 01:24:17,819 --> 01:24:20,906 Dummy! You want to grow carnations or make friends? 796 01:24:21,114 --> 01:24:24,576 What a dope! You sound just like your poor mother! 797 01:24:26,995 --> 01:24:30,624 If you start to strangle a cat, finish it off! 798 01:24:32,542 --> 01:24:36,046 Believe me, if he makes out this year, he'll continue, 799 01:24:36,254 --> 01:24:38,131 and next year he'll start all over again. 800 01:24:38,340 --> 01:24:40,884 And he'll be miserable all his life. 801 01:24:41,635 --> 01:24:45,889 With the money I'll gladly pay him, he can move back to the city. 802 01:24:48,183 --> 01:24:51,353 By not lending him the mule, we're doing him a favour. 803 01:24:53,897 --> 01:24:55,649 You're back at last! 804 01:24:55,857 --> 01:24:58,985 Yes, for the grape harvest! It's our toughest chore. 805 01:24:59,194 --> 01:25:01,863 Is everything all right? 806 01:25:02,072 --> 01:25:04,658 No. I'm almost out of water. 807 01:25:04,866 --> 01:25:07,661 It's a bad year. Everyone is hurting. 808 01:25:07,869 --> 01:25:11,665 Even the grapes are shriveled up like raisins. 809 01:25:13,083 --> 01:25:15,460 Could I use your mule? 810 01:25:16,920 --> 01:25:18,088 My uncle's. 811 01:25:18,296 --> 01:25:21,258 Not right now. It's harvest time. 812 01:25:21,466 --> 01:25:22,843 In two, three days? 813 01:25:23,051 --> 01:25:28,098 After my uncle's harvest, Casimir and the blacksmith use the mule. 814 01:25:29,266 --> 01:25:31,977 We do that every year. It takes ten days. 815 01:25:32,185 --> 01:25:33,562 But, you know, 816 01:25:33,770 --> 01:25:37,691 with this heat wave, we may get a thunderstorm tonight. 817 01:25:39,276 --> 01:25:41,153 Your word in God's ear. 818 01:25:54,166 --> 01:25:56,084 Here comes the loony! 819 01:26:12,267 --> 01:26:13,852 He'll kill himself. 820 01:26:14,060 --> 01:26:17,647 He can go back to tax collecting, but his donkey can't! 821 01:26:17,856 --> 01:26:19,733 I pity the donkey. 822 01:27:05,946 --> 01:27:07,489 Are mules expensive? 823 01:27:09,866 --> 01:27:13,954 I think I can find one in Aubagne for about 500 francs. 824 01:27:15,372 --> 01:27:18,250 I'll sell it in the fall for a profit. 825 01:27:19,376 --> 01:27:20,752 But for that, 826 01:27:22,462 --> 01:27:25,340 I'm asking you to make a sacrifice. 827 01:27:27,509 --> 01:27:30,136 That is, a temporary separation 828 01:27:31,054 --> 01:27:33,640 from your necklace. If you agree. 829 01:27:33,849 --> 01:27:35,725 - To sell? - No. 830 01:27:36,560 --> 01:27:40,689 No, just to pawn it. There's no risk involved. 831 01:27:40,897 --> 01:27:44,943 They'll lend me 2,000 francs for it. It's worth much more. 832 01:27:45,151 --> 01:27:48,738 The mule will thrive on the mountain air, 833 01:27:49,239 --> 01:27:51,700 and in two months I'll resell it. 834 01:27:51,908 --> 01:27:55,412 Then we'll get the necklace back. 835 01:27:55,620 --> 01:27:58,582 That's all right, isn't it, Mama? 836 01:27:58,790 --> 01:28:00,208 Of course. 837 01:28:00,750 --> 01:28:04,045 Time for bed. Tomorrow is a big day. 838 01:28:15,473 --> 01:28:17,893 Do you mind giving it up? 839 01:28:22,522 --> 01:28:24,065 I already have. 840 01:28:28,361 --> 01:28:31,656 - What? - I've already pawned it. 841 01:28:37,245 --> 01:28:39,122 - When? - Last month. 842 01:28:41,708 --> 01:28:44,377 I had no more money. 843 01:28:45,295 --> 01:28:47,464 You bought many things, 844 01:28:47,672 --> 01:28:50,842 books, tools, bran for the rabbits. 845 01:28:53,678 --> 01:28:56,431 And we drink lots of wine. 846 01:29:00,602 --> 01:29:03,188 - How much did you get for it? -100 francs. 847 01:29:03,396 --> 01:29:04,814 100 francs? 848 01:29:05,023 --> 01:29:07,025 The emeralds were fakes. 849 01:29:58,243 --> 01:30:00,912 Please, God, make it rain. 850 01:30:04,416 --> 01:30:07,335 Please, God, make it rain. 851 01:30:54,591 --> 01:30:58,136 In 20 minutes the cistern will be full! 852 01:30:58,344 --> 01:31:00,346 What a beautiful storm! 853 01:31:01,890 --> 01:31:04,976 Manon! I felt the first drop! 854 01:31:06,186 --> 01:31:08,563 Me too, Papa! 855 01:31:08,772 --> 01:31:12,484 I want to feel this blessed water on my face! 856 01:31:12,692 --> 01:31:14,986 Thank you, God! 857 01:31:25,955 --> 01:31:28,083 But it's raining over there! 858 01:31:34,714 --> 01:31:36,591 The rain is over there! 859 01:31:40,845 --> 01:31:44,808 I'm a hunchback! Have you forgotten that? 860 01:31:45,016 --> 01:31:46,559 Do you think it's easy? 861 01:31:46,768 --> 01:31:47,685 Come. 862 01:31:47,894 --> 01:31:49,938 There's nobody up there! 863 01:31:50,480 --> 01:31:52,565 There's nobody up there! 864 01:31:59,531 --> 01:32:01,116 I'm a hunchback! 865 01:32:04,119 --> 01:32:06,121 Do you think that's easy? 866 01:32:07,205 --> 01:32:09,124 There's nobody up there. 867 01:33:24,199 --> 01:33:25,658 What is that? 868 01:33:32,081 --> 01:33:33,791 Aimée, come, look! 869 01:33:37,295 --> 01:33:39,088 Look! 870 01:33:39,297 --> 01:33:41,257 Dear God, what is it? 871 01:33:41,466 --> 01:33:45,845 Awindstorm! I'll run to the spring for water! 872 01:33:52,644 --> 01:33:56,147 I have no time! Meet me at the spring! 873 01:34:05,990 --> 01:34:09,077 Hurry! It's a matter of life and death! 874 01:34:11,371 --> 01:34:13,248 Papa will get sick! 875 01:34:13,456 --> 01:34:14,791 Hurry! 876 01:34:23,299 --> 01:34:26,219 Now I know why God gave me this hump. 877 01:34:37,146 --> 01:34:39,983 She says she'll take the sun out of him. 878 01:34:40,191 --> 01:34:44,028 She says if we don't take the sun out, he'll die. 879 01:36:43,439 --> 01:36:46,192 All that for some lousy squash. 880 01:36:46,401 --> 01:36:49,695 It's awful to see them work like slaves in this heat. 881 01:36:51,155 --> 01:36:52,407 Twenty-six. 882 01:36:52,698 --> 01:36:55,952 He just didn't plan it right. Twenty-seven. 883 01:36:56,160 --> 01:36:58,830 His squash will never make it. 884 01:36:59,038 --> 01:37:01,541 But he's got a spring at Romarins. 885 01:37:01,749 --> 01:37:04,043 It seems to be plugged up. 886 01:37:04,252 --> 01:37:06,421 Maybe it didn't plug up by itself. 887 01:37:06,629 --> 01:37:10,299 Maybe one should ask the Soubeyrans. Maybe... 888 01:37:10,508 --> 01:37:12,760 Never mind that. 889 01:37:13,344 --> 01:37:16,013 The Soubeyrans do as they please and so do we! 890 01:37:16,347 --> 01:37:19,725 It doesn't pay to mind other people's business! 891 01:37:19,934 --> 01:37:21,978 The less talk, the better! 892 01:37:27,650 --> 01:37:29,152 It's time for our move! 893 01:37:29,360 --> 01:37:32,530 His fields are a disaster area. 894 01:37:32,738 --> 01:37:34,532 He doesn't need to die, though. 895 01:37:34,740 --> 01:37:38,035 Offer him six or seven thousand, but haggle with him. 896 01:37:38,244 --> 01:37:40,037 Let me kiss you, Papet! 897 01:37:40,246 --> 01:37:43,166 Stop that! Now hurry over there. 898 01:37:43,374 --> 01:37:47,295 Wait! Bring him this bottle of new wine. 899 01:37:47,503 --> 01:37:49,839 It'll do him good. Hurry! 900 01:37:55,052 --> 01:37:59,390 Your wine is delicious, but ll have to face the facts. 901 01:37:59,599 --> 01:38:01,517 My ventures failed. 902 01:38:03,060 --> 01:38:04,645 It's a disaster. 903 01:38:06,105 --> 01:38:08,357 I could blame it on fate 904 01:38:08,566 --> 01:38:10,860 or the unusual weather pattern, 905 01:38:12,069 --> 01:38:15,406 but I'd rather blame my own stupidity. 906 01:38:16,491 --> 01:38:18,409 My lack of common sense. 907 01:38:19,869 --> 01:38:23,456 I thought I was clever, but, in fact, I was blind. 908 01:38:24,207 --> 01:38:26,042 Blind to my only problem. 909 01:38:27,168 --> 01:38:28,377 Water. 910 01:38:28,586 --> 01:38:31,964 That's right. Without water it won't work. 911 01:38:34,217 --> 01:38:35,718 That's in the past. 912 01:38:35,927 --> 01:38:38,221 Now, here's what I'm going to do. 913 01:38:40,056 --> 01:38:43,643 When I've regained my strength, 914 01:38:44,727 --> 01:38:46,062 I'll dig a well. 915 01:38:46,270 --> 01:38:49,315 - Where? - I'll use a divining rod. 916 01:38:50,233 --> 01:38:51,817 Are you a dowser? 917 01:38:53,402 --> 01:38:54,779 Not exactly. 918 01:38:57,031 --> 01:39:02,036 But I have a special manual that I'll study carefully. 919 01:39:04,705 --> 01:39:09,210 I'll learn to use the rod and I'm sure I'll find water. 920 01:39:09,418 --> 01:39:11,504 You know how to make a well? 921 01:39:12,255 --> 01:39:16,175 After all, a well is just a hole in the ground. 922 01:39:17,426 --> 01:39:21,430 I'll make it 36 feet deep, and even if I don't hit water, 923 01:39:21,639 --> 01:39:23,391 my problem is solved. 924 01:39:24,433 --> 01:39:26,602 What good is a dry well? 925 01:39:26,811 --> 01:39:29,105 I'll use it as a cistern! 926 01:39:29,313 --> 01:39:34,443 A well that size will hold 43 cubic meters of water! 927 01:39:34,652 --> 01:39:36,821 Spring rains will fill it up. 928 01:39:37,029 --> 01:39:41,534 In the summer months, between this well and our cistern, 929 01:39:41,742 --> 01:39:43,953 we'll have 55 cubic meters. 930 01:39:44,161 --> 01:39:47,748 That gives us 36 days of worry-free watering. 931 01:39:48,958 --> 01:39:51,043 We've had longer dry spells. 932 01:39:51,877 --> 01:39:55,256 Where does a drought last 36 days? 933 01:39:57,258 --> 01:39:59,510 The Sahara? Maybe! 934 01:39:59,719 --> 01:40:01,971 Or maybe in the Gobi Desert! 935 01:40:02,179 --> 01:40:03,598 But not here! 936 01:40:05,725 --> 01:40:09,228 It's mathematically impossible! 937 01:40:12,565 --> 01:40:13,941 Let's drink! 938 01:40:25,578 --> 01:40:27,496 From what you tell me, 939 01:40:28,414 --> 01:40:30,791 the only good news is that now 940 01:40:31,667 --> 01:40:33,085 he drinks red wine. 941 01:40:33,461 --> 01:40:35,129 And the divining rod? 942 01:40:35,546 --> 01:40:37,840 That's a nuisance. 943 01:40:38,507 --> 01:40:40,801 Could his book teach him the secret? 944 01:40:41,510 --> 01:40:45,348 Hell, no. It's no secret. It's a special touch. 945 01:40:46,057 --> 01:40:49,810 - He might hire a real dowser. - You know any? 946 01:40:50,186 --> 01:40:52,521 I knew one in Ombrées. 947 01:40:52,730 --> 01:40:56,984 If he came to Romarins, he'd locate the spring in a flash! 948 01:40:57,652 --> 01:40:59,362 Is he still in Ombrées? 949 01:41:00,029 --> 01:41:03,032 Sure, but luckily he's in the graveyard. 950 01:41:04,367 --> 01:41:06,869 And then, a good dowser is expensive. 951 01:41:07,870 --> 01:41:09,163 Did you talk money? 952 01:41:09,372 --> 01:41:13,209 Not yet. He was drunk. 953 01:41:14,335 --> 01:41:16,504 I think he's got no money left. 954 01:41:16,879 --> 01:41:20,341 When it comes to money, you can never be sure. 955 01:41:42,363 --> 01:41:44,699 Aimeée! I think it moved! 956 01:42:12,017 --> 01:42:15,604 - How is it going? - It's getting harder to dig. 957 01:42:16,856 --> 01:42:19,567 - Tough? - It certainly is! 958 01:42:19,775 --> 01:42:22,903 I'm down to the white rock I told you about! 959 01:42:23,112 --> 01:42:25,156 - The Quaternary? - Exactly! 960 01:42:26,532 --> 01:42:30,035 If there's water under this rock, I'll reach it in two weeks. 961 01:42:30,411 --> 01:42:33,706 But if it's under the Quaternary layer, 962 01:42:33,914 --> 01:42:36,250 it'll take six months or more. 963 01:42:53,684 --> 01:42:57,021 Now I know what a ditch-digger's thirst is. 964 01:42:57,229 --> 01:42:59,106 This hits the spot! 965 01:43:09,950 --> 01:43:12,828 Monsieur Jean, I have to be frank with you. 966 01:43:14,038 --> 01:43:17,458 You may think this is none of my business, 967 01:43:17,666 --> 01:43:19,418 but the truth is I feel sorry for you. 968 01:43:19,627 --> 01:43:22,922 All the work you've been doing for almost two years... 969 01:43:23,130 --> 01:43:25,257 It's madness. It'll kill you. 970 01:43:25,841 --> 01:43:28,010 An interesting introduction. 971 01:43:29,094 --> 01:43:31,138 You won't finish your well. 972 01:43:32,223 --> 01:43:33,974 Even if you do, it's not enough. 973 01:43:34,183 --> 01:43:37,269 You need a river for all your corn and squash! 974 01:43:37,478 --> 01:43:40,523 This is no life for you, and that's the truth. 975 01:43:43,692 --> 01:43:46,695 Go on. This is all very interesting. 976 01:43:48,322 --> 01:43:50,658 A man like you belongs in the city. 977 01:43:50,866 --> 01:43:53,244 You're educated. You could be a teacher, 978 01:43:53,452 --> 01:43:57,164 or even a mailman with a nice neat outfit. 979 01:43:57,373 --> 01:43:59,208 That's what you're meant for. 980 01:43:59,959 --> 01:44:02,837 If you stay here, you'll kill yourself. 981 01:44:04,380 --> 01:44:08,592 You're out of money. That's no crime. But you're skimping. 982 01:44:08,801 --> 01:44:12,513 Eating rabbit and dandelion leaves you too weak for this work. 983 01:44:13,514 --> 01:44:15,724 Then you drink too much wine. 984 01:44:18,644 --> 01:44:20,855 One day you'll just drop dead. 985 01:44:21,730 --> 01:44:25,860 How will your wife and daughter manage then? 986 01:44:27,194 --> 01:44:29,947 They haven't been looking too well lately. 987 01:44:30,406 --> 01:44:31,824 I've noticed. 988 01:44:46,630 --> 01:44:48,299 What's this farm worth? 989 01:44:48,507 --> 01:44:50,885 - To rent or sell? - To sell. 990 01:44:51,302 --> 01:44:53,137 - Papa! - Just a minute. 991 01:44:54,221 --> 01:44:57,391 It's hard to say. I hadn't thought about it. 992 01:44:57,808 --> 01:44:59,935 It's no summer residence, 993 01:45:00,144 --> 01:45:03,022 and without water, it's no use to a farmer. 994 01:45:05,274 --> 01:45:08,277 The second cistern will add to its value. 995 01:45:08,611 --> 01:45:10,195 Maybe. Maybe. 996 01:45:12,197 --> 01:45:13,741 Seven thousand. 997 01:45:14,700 --> 01:45:16,076 Is that all? 998 01:45:19,413 --> 01:45:21,415 Let's say eight thousand. 999 01:45:21,624 --> 01:45:23,751 You wouldn't sell your mother's house! 1000 01:45:25,127 --> 01:45:27,296 The price is perfectly reasonable. 1001 01:45:27,504 --> 01:45:32,343 It means I can ask our notary for a 4,000-franc mortgage! 1002 01:45:32,593 --> 01:45:33,969 Then you're not selling? 1003 01:45:34,136 --> 01:45:35,512 Never! 1004 01:45:35,721 --> 01:45:39,266 I'll never sell the house where I hope to live forever, 1005 01:45:39,475 --> 01:45:41,143 once we're rich! 1006 01:45:41,352 --> 01:45:44,480 We can manage quite well on 4,000 francs! 1007 01:45:45,105 --> 01:45:50,319 I'll buy a mule and some mining tools and dynamite 1008 01:45:50,527 --> 01:45:52,446 to blast this damn rock! 1009 01:45:52,655 --> 01:45:55,783 In a year I'll pay off the mortgage and we'll be set. 1010 01:46:00,245 --> 01:46:01,997 You know what a mortgage is? 1011 01:46:02,206 --> 01:46:06,293 It's when a notary lends money to honest people who own property. 1012 01:46:06,669 --> 01:46:08,379 What honest people? 1013 01:46:09,171 --> 01:46:11,548 He'll have to sign official papers. 1014 01:46:11,757 --> 01:46:16,053 And if he doesn't pay on time, they take his farm. 1015 01:46:18,347 --> 01:46:20,599 All right, ten minutes. Now leave us alone. 1016 01:46:32,653 --> 01:46:35,155 There's something good and something bad. 1017 01:46:35,990 --> 01:46:38,742 The bad part is, if he gets 4,000 francs, 1018 01:46:39,493 --> 01:46:42,037 his venture may succeed next summer. 1019 01:46:42,246 --> 01:46:45,916 On the other hand, since he's a born loser, 1020 01:46:46,875 --> 01:46:48,836 many things can go wrong. 1021 01:46:50,671 --> 01:46:55,134 And dynamite and drinking don't mix. 1022 01:46:56,844 --> 01:47:00,931 In any case, whoever owns the mortgage wins. 1023 01:47:02,016 --> 01:47:04,643 So, I'll finance his mortgage myself. 1024 01:47:05,477 --> 01:47:08,272 If he succeeds, he'll pay me interest 1025 01:47:09,440 --> 01:47:11,191 and repay the loan. 1026 01:47:11,859 --> 01:47:13,485 And if he fails, 1027 01:47:14,570 --> 01:47:16,280 we'll get the farm. 1028 01:47:17,656 --> 01:47:20,868 You're smart, Papet, real smart. 1029 01:47:21,785 --> 01:47:25,539 I'm smart because I have money. 1030 01:49:00,092 --> 01:49:01,510 It's all set! 1031 01:49:07,599 --> 01:49:09,226 You do the honours. 1032 01:49:24,825 --> 01:49:27,578 Go, get Mama! I want her to see the water shoot up! 1033 01:49:27,786 --> 01:49:28,745 Go on! 1034 01:50:06,450 --> 01:50:07,409 Jean! 1035 01:50:29,514 --> 01:50:30,891 What's wrong? 1036 01:50:32,893 --> 01:50:34,353 Did you have an accident? 1037 01:50:37,856 --> 01:50:42,736 I ran to see the water shoot up, 1038 01:50:42,945 --> 01:50:46,323 but some rocks were blown sky-high 1039 01:50:46,531 --> 01:50:48,617 and landed on my head. 1040 01:50:50,118 --> 01:50:52,996 If you can talk, it's not too bad. 1041 01:51:01,964 --> 01:51:03,632 Over here, Doctor. 1042 01:51:05,634 --> 01:51:08,887 It was a small rock, Doctor. 1043 01:51:22,985 --> 01:51:26,655 When he tried to speak before, he ground his teeth. 1044 01:51:34,121 --> 01:51:37,374 He didn't suffer before going where we'll all go. 1045 01:51:39,334 --> 01:51:42,504 The rock must have fractured a cervical vertebra. 1046 01:51:43,755 --> 01:51:46,842 Even if I'd come sooner, it wouldn't have helped. 1047 01:52:16,872 --> 01:52:20,167 I just stopped the clock at Monsieur Jean's house. 1048 01:52:23,795 --> 01:52:25,797 Is that why you're crying? 1049 01:52:31,219 --> 01:52:33,180 It's not me that's crying. 1050 01:52:34,723 --> 01:52:36,308 It's my eyes! 1051 01:53:20,102 --> 01:53:21,937 What'll they do now? 1052 01:53:22,145 --> 01:53:25,941 They must have relatives. And they can sell the farm. 1053 01:53:26,149 --> 01:53:29,486 And you might buy it out of kindness? 1054 01:53:29,694 --> 01:53:32,114 It depends. What is it worth? 1055 01:53:32,322 --> 01:53:36,410 Not much. In any case, it wasn't worth a man's life. 1056 01:54:38,388 --> 01:54:41,391 8,000 francs is more than reasonable. 1057 01:54:41,600 --> 01:54:45,562 If there were a water source, it would be worth double. 1058 01:54:45,770 --> 01:54:49,733 But there's only one cistern, and the house is very old. 1059 01:54:50,650 --> 01:54:53,445 Once you pay off your mortgage 1060 01:54:53,653 --> 01:54:56,031 and we deduct interest and fees, 1061 01:54:56,239 --> 01:54:59,409 you'll be left with 3,880 francs. 1062 01:55:00,660 --> 01:55:02,537 Sign here, please. 1063 01:55:03,788 --> 01:55:05,874 And initial these. 1064 01:55:19,763 --> 01:55:23,683 I must tell you that the buyer has been very generous. 1065 01:55:23,975 --> 01:55:26,144 You can continue to live here. 1066 01:55:27,062 --> 01:55:31,441 He's renting it to me. I'll only farm the land. 1067 01:55:31,650 --> 01:55:34,569 This is your home. I'll never come in without knocking. 1068 01:55:34,778 --> 01:55:37,906 For me, this will always be Monsieur Jean's house. 1069 01:56:06,309 --> 01:56:10,272 I've clowned around enough. Anyway, they're leaving. 1070 01:56:10,480 --> 01:56:11,815 Let's go. 1071 01:56:54,482 --> 01:56:56,651 Hold on, I think I've got it! 1072 01:56:58,820 --> 01:57:01,698 There must be plenty of water down there. 1073 01:57:13,710 --> 01:57:17,005 Carnations, Galinette! 1074 01:57:17,213 --> 01:57:19,215 15,000 francs a year! 1075 01:57:19,424 --> 01:57:22,135 It's liquid gold! 1076 01:57:35,357 --> 01:57:36,775 What was that? 1077 01:57:37,359 --> 01:57:38,610 Nothing! 1078 01:57:39,569 --> 01:57:42,197 Just a hare caught by a buzzard. 1079 01:58:11,559 --> 01:58:14,979 In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. 1080 01:58:15,980 --> 01:58:18,858 I hereby name you King of Carnations! 1081 01:58:27,325 --> 01:58:33,331 End of Part One.