French writer, director and producer Claude Berri has passed away today.  His agent more or less said it was due to a stroke.

Berri, best known for making the Jean De Florette films, producing Roman Polanski’s Tess and starring in some Claude Chabrol films, was 74 years old at the time of his death.   He also produced the recent film The Secret of the Grain, which is currently out in New York City and is supposed to be amazing.

Give a watch to the trailer below and in the honor of Jean De Florette, takepart to learn more about water conservation.