Manon des sources (Manon of the Spring)

Manon des sources (Manon of the Spring)

Manon des sources is a 1986 French period film directed by Claude Berri, as the second part of a diptych along with Jean de Florette.

By The New Oriel Hall Social Affairs Discussion Group

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New Oriel Hall

Brookleaze Buildings Bath BA1 6RA United Kingdom

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  • Event lasts 2 hours 30 minutes

In Jean De Florettes an old man and his only remaining relative in a rural French village cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, so are dismayed to hear 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. In the sequel, Manon Des Sources, Manon (Beart) has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She determines to take revenge upon the men responsible for the death of her father in the first film.

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The New Oriel Hall Social Affairs Discussion Group

The club has been formed with Social Affairs at its heart, there will be occasional screening of films that would not normally be seen locally. The aim of the club is to get the audience talking, discussing and arguing with a range of subjects covering Green issues, Politics, International issues, Cultural issues. Recent discussions and screening have included Cathy Come Home, The Power of the Community; How Cuba Survived Peak Oil and We’re Not Broke.See full list of films via Eventbrite, where you can also register for each Discussion Group. Or see the Eventbrite calendar below.

Note the Social Affairs Discussion Group club is for members only, so sign up as a member below, and pay your £2 membership fee at your first visit. There is not a charge for each Discussion Group but we will be passing the hat around at each film showing to cover costs. New Oriel Hall is letting us have the room for free but it is felt that some of the money raised should go back into the Hall coffers to help with its running costs.

FreeJul 18 · 7:30 PM GMT+1