The Baker's Wife

Original title: La femme du boulanger

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7.5/10

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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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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.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.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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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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- 3 wins

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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.)

Goofs
During the shepherd's serenade his hands don't play the guitar in correlation to the chords heard.

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.

Connections
Featured in One Hundred and One Nights (1995)

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Featured review

10/10

incredibly charming story

I really liked this movie a lot--especially because it had such a great ensemble cast. This movie was absolutely stuffed to the brim with characters from this community to give the movie great life and charm. In particular, the acting by Raimu as the baker was dynamite. He is a one-namer (like "Cher") that looks like a slightly skinnier Oliver Hardy and manages to use a wide variety of facial expressions and body language to convey so much emotion. When his heart is broken by his philandering wife, you really find yourself feeling for the guy! Overall, it was extremely well-acted and well-written and I strongly recommend it. However, be forewarned that the videotape by Interama Video Classics is VERY poor quality AND they use white subtitles that are often very hard to read. I don't know why, but almost EVERY French film from the 1930s I have tried to watch on video is almost unwatchable due to the degradation of the print. I'm not sure why this is, but it could easily turn people away from classics like this movie, and that would be quite a loss, as Marcel Pagnol who wrote this film was a true artist and master of his medium.