The Baker's Wife

(1938)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 102 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Year: 1938

Runtime: 133 мин

Country: France

Director: Marcel Pagnol

Cast: Ремю, Ginette Leclerc, Charles Moulin, Фернан Шарпен, Робер Ватье, Алида Руфф, Charles Blavette, Robert Bassac, Марсель Мопи, Odette Roger

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.

The setting is a small village in Provence, with the villagers devoting much of their time to bickering and feuding. They are all relieved when the new baker Aimable Castanier moves into the village, as they have not had quality bread in quite a while. Aurélie Castanier, Aimable's much younger wife, soon leaves her husband in favor of a handsome young shepherd. Aimable is miserable without her, and he is no longer able to concentrate on baking. In a town meeting, the villagers decide to send search patrols to look for Aurélie. Long-time foes are setting aside their differences to ensure that the village has bread and other baking goods.