The Baker's Wife (1938)
2h 13m
Running Time
September 7, 1938Release Date
The Baker's Wife (1938)
2h 13m
Running Time
September 7, 1938Release Date

Plot.
In this little Provencal village, a new baker, Aimable, settles down. His wife Aurelie is beautiful and much younger than he. She departs with a shepherd the night after Aimable produces his first breads. Aimable is so afflicted that he can not work anymore. Therefore, the villagers, who initially laughed at his cuckoldry, take the matter very seriously (they want the bread) and organize a plan to find Aurelie and to bring her back to the bakery.
Where to Watch.

Currently The Baker's Wife is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.

Raimu
Aimable Castanier

Ginette Leclerc
Aurélie Castanier

Charles Moulin
Dominique, le berger

Fernand Charpin
The Marquis Castan de Venelles

Robert Vattier
the priest

Alida Rouffe
Céleste, the good priest

Charles Blavette
Antonin

Robert Bassac
the teacher

Marcel Maupi
Barnabé

Odette Roger
Miette, wife of Antoninus

Yvette Fournier
Hermine

Maximilienne
Melle Angèle

Charblay
Arsène, the butcher

Julien Maffre
Pétugue

Adrien Legros
Barthelemy

Jean Castan
Esprit, a shepherd

Marius Roux
A messenger

Tyrand
A messenger

Gustave Merle
Le Papet

Paul Dullac
Casimir, the tobacconist

Édouard Delmont
Maillefer dit Patience

Marcel Pagnol
Director / Screenplay / Producer

Marcel Lavoignat
Sound Designer

Jean Giono
Novel
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 7, 1938
Original NameLa Femme du boulanger
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 13m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Baker's Wife (French: La femme du boulanger) is a 1938 French comedic drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol and featuring an ensemble cast lead by Raimu, Ginette Leclerc, and Fernand Charpin. It was adapted by Pagnol from an episode of French author Jean Giono's 1932 novel Blue Boy. In the film, the new baker in a Provençal village loses the will to bake after his wife runs off with a handsome shepherd, so, to regain their daily bread, the feuding villagers agree to put aside their bickering and work together to bring back the baker's wife.
The film was the basis of the American musical of the same name, which was first produced in 1976.
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