Marcel Pagnol’s The Baker’s Wife (1938): Criterion Blu-ray review
Criterion once again showcases the prodigious talent of French writer and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol with their Blu-ray release of The Baker’s Wife (1938), considered to be his best […]
Review: The Baker's Wife (1938)
Director: Marcel Pagnol
Cast: Raimu, Ginette Leclerc, Charles Moulin, Fernand Charpin, Robert Vattier,
Raimu
Ginette Leclerc
Charles Moulin
Fernand Charpin
Robert Vattier
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.
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