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The Baker's Wife(Movie, 1938)

Original title: "La Femme du boulanger" (French/FR)
2h 13min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
The Baker's WifeRating: 3.7/5 (with 2929 votes)
The Baker's Wife (French: La femme du boulanger) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol. It is based on the novel Blue Boy by French author Jean Giono and became the basis of the American musical The Baker's Wife. It tells how the peace of a Provençal village is shattered when the baker's wife runs off with a handsome shepherd. In his despair, the baker becomes heartbroken and can no longer bake. The villagers organise themselves to bring the wife back to her husband and so regain their daily bread. ()
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About 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Plays in: France
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR), Italian (IT)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/20/1940 (World premiere: 09/07/1938)
Director: Marcel Pagnol
Screenwriter: Jean Giono, Marcel Pagnol
Composer: Vincent Scotto
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"A Mulher do Padeiro"
"Der Bäcker und seine Frau"
"Des Anderen Weib"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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