The Baker's Wife

The Baker's Wife

1938 · 133 min · FR · 7.5 (62 votes)
Dir. Marcel Pagnol · Starring Raimu, Ginette Leclerc, Charles Moulin, Fernand Charpin, Robert Vattier, Alida Rouffe · Music Vincent Scotto
ComedyDrama

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.

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A warm, sun-drenched slice of village life where community bonds are tested by love and longing. It's a gentle, often funny, look at human foibles and the simple pleasures that bind us together.

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