Jean de Florette (
1986) | IMDb:
8.1
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 who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.
Starring:
Yves Montand
,
Gérard Depardieu
,
Daniel Auteuil
,
Elisabeth Depardieu
,
Margarita Lozano
,
Ernestine Mazurowna
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (
1970) | IMDb:
6.3
Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into past lives and different personalities, and he finds himself falling in love with one of them.
Starring:
Barbra Streisand
,
Yves Montand
,
Bob Newhart
,
Larry Blyden
,
Simon Oakland
,
Jack Nicholson
Grand Prix (
1966) | IMDb:
7.2
The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate's wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti, a French contestant who has previously won two world titles.
Starring:
James Garner
,
Eva Marie Saint
,
Yves Montand
,
Toshirō Mifune
,
Brian Bedford
,
Jessica Walter