Friday Flashback: Rec. #209 (abbrev.): Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring

I decided to start doing Friday Flashbacks in case you missed some early posts the first time around. You're busy; I understand.

What: French historical (melo)drama, two films, rural Provence, post-WWI, water, mountains, hunchback, property, water, inheritance, neighbors, water, carnations, poacher, water, altercations, rabbit breeding, water, schemes, elusive springs, eyewitness, dynamite, water, trickery, revenge

Representative quote (Jean de Florette): "What kind of man is he?" "He's a typical city-hunchback type."

Representative quote (Manon of the Spring): "Destiny doesn't exist. Only good-for-nothings talk about destiny."

[Originally posted 11/10/11.]