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The Baker's Wife ()

La femme du boulanger (original title)
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A small village rejoices at the arrival of a new baker. But when his young wife runs off with another man, he is unable to keep baking and the village is thrown into disarray.

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Aimable Castanier
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Aurélie Castanier
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Le marquis Castan de Venelles (as Charpin)
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Le curé
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Antonin
Robert Bassac ...
L'instituteur
Marcel Maupi ...
Barnabé (as Maupi)
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Céleste, la bonne du curé
Odette Roger ...
Miette, la femme d'Antonin
Yvette Fournier ...
Hermine
Maximilienne ...
Melle Angèle (as Maximilienne Max)
Charblay ...
Arsène, le boucher
Julien Maffre ...
Pétugue (as Maffre)
Adrien Legros ...
Barthelemy
Jean Castan ...
Esprit, un berger
Marius Roux ...
Un messager
Tyrand ...
Un messager
Gustave Merle ...
Le Papet
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Casimir, le buraliste
Charles Moulin ...
Dominique, le berger
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Directed by

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Marcel Pagnol

Written by

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Jean Giono ... (novella "Jean le Bleu")
 
Marcel Pagnol ... (scenario and dialogue) (uncredited)

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Marcel Pagnol ... producer (uncredited)
Charles Pons ... executive producer

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Vincent Scotto

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Georges Benoît ... (as G. Benoit)

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Suzanne de Troeye

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Suzanne Cabon ... assistant editor
Charles Clement ... re-editor: USA - original release
Marguerite Renoir ... assistant editor
Jeanne Rongier ... assistant editor

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Leon Bourrely ... assistant production manager
Henri Garzia ... unit manager
Charles Pons ... production manager

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Etienne Fabre ... assistant sound (as E. Fabre)
Marcel Lavoignat ... sound (as M. Lavoignat)
R. Privat ... assistant sound engineer

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Roger Corbeau ... still photographer (as R. Corbeau)
Henri Daries ... assistant camera (as H. Daries)
Roger Ledru ... second camera operator (as R. Ledru)

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Georges Sellers ... conductor

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Suzanne de Troeye ... script supervisor

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Albert Assouad ... technical advisor: bakery operations

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Yepok

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Taglines A story of infidelity related in terms of economics. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Baker's Wife (United States)
  • The Baker's Wife (India, English title)
  • The Baker's Wife (Ireland, English title)
  • The Baker's Wife (Canada, English title)
  • The Baker's Wife (United Kingdom)
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  • 133 min
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Trivia After WWII, Orson Welles came to see director Marcel Pagnol, told him he saw the movie and he would like to meet Raimu, "the greatest actor in the world" according to Welles. Pagnol answered Raimu recently died and Welles burst into tears. (Source: "Confidences" by Pagnol.) See more »
Goofs During the shepherd's serenade his hands don't play the guitar in correlation to the chords heard. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in One Hundred and One Nights (1995). See more »
Quotes Pétugue: I'm not speaking to Casimir either.
L'instituteur: Why?
Pétugue: Oh, it goes way back. My father and his father weren't speaking. And our grandfathers were already feuding. Mine didn't even know why. It went even further back. He figured there had to be a good reason.
L'instituteur: This is a village of idiots.
Pétugue: Not at all! Just a village where people have their pride.
L'instituteur: A bunch of nobodies, none of you speaking.
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