Manon of the Spring (1952 film)

==Retelling as a novel==

==Retelling as a novel==

{{main|The Water of the Hills}}

{{main|The Water of the Hills}}

Encouraged by his film's success and feeling the need to expand the story, Pagnol decided to adapt the story into a novel which would also tell Jean's story. The two-part book, titled ''[[The Water of the Hills]]'' (''L'Eau des collines''), was released over a decade after the original film, with te first volume, ''Jean de Florette'', telling Jean's story and functioning as a "[[prequel]]" to the film. The second volume, ''Manon des sources'', retold the film's story with a different structure and additional plot elements. Le Papet was made a more central character, and given a leading role in Ugolin's scheming against Jean. Pagnol notably added a final plot twist revealing that Jean - the man whose death he indirectly caused - was Le Papet's son. In 1986, the novel was adapted into a new two-part film directed by [[Claude Berri]], ''[[Jean de Florette]]'' and ''[[Manon des Sources (1986 film)|Manon of the Spring]]''.<ref name="Première1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/oeuvre/l_Eau_des_collines/181607|title=l'Eau des collines|website= [[Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse]]|access-date=2025-07-04|language=fr}}</ref>

Encouraged by his film's success and feeling the need to expand the story, Pagnol decided to adapt the story into a novel which would also tell Jean's story. The two-part book, titled ''[[The Water of the Hills]]'' (''L'Eau des collines''), was released over a decade after the original film, with te first volume, ''Jean de Florette'', telling Jean's story and functioning as a "[[prequel]]" to the film. The second volume, ''Manon des sources'', retold the film's story with a different structure and additional plot elements. Le Papet was made a more central character, and given a leading role in Ugolin's scheming against Jean; Pagnol notably added a final [[plot twist]] revealing that Jean - the man whose death he indirectly caused - was Le Papet's son. In 1986, the novel was adapted into a new two-part film directed by [[Claude Berri]], ''[[Jean de Florette]]'' and ''[[Manon des Sources (1986 film)|Manon of the Spring]]''.<ref name="Première1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/oeuvre/l_Eau_des_collines/181607|title=l'Eau des collines|website= [[Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse]]|access-date=2025-07-04|language=fr}}</ref>

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