The Baker's Wife

The Baker's Wife

133 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 7, 1938

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.

The Baker's Wife

133 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 7, 1938

The Baker's Wife
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Les Films Marcel Pagnol
Original title La Femme du boulanger
Directors Marcel Pagnol
Writers Jean Giono, Marcel Pagnol

Cast

Raimu

as Aimable Castanier

Ginette Leclerc

as Aurélie Castanier

Charles Moulin

as Dominique, le berger

Fernand Charpin

as The Marquis Castan de Venelles

Robert Vattier

as the priest

Alida Rouffe

as Céleste, the good priest

Charles Blavette

as Antonin

Robert Bassac

as the teacher

Marcel Maupi

as Barnabé

Odette Roger

as Miette, wife of Antoninus

Yvette Fournier

as Hermine

Maximilienne

as Melle Angèle

Charblay

as Arsène, the butcher

Julien Maffre

as Pétugue

Adrien Legros

as Barthelemy

Jean Castan

as Esprit, a shepherd

Marius Roux

as A messenger

Tyrand

as A messenger

Gustave Merle

as Le Papet

Paul Dullac

as Casimir, the tobacconist

Édouard Delmont

as Maillefer dit Patience