| The Baker's Wife | |
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| Directed by | Marcel Pagnol |
| Screenplay by | Marcel Pagnol |
| Based on | Blue Boy a 1932 novel by Jean Giono |
| Produced by | Charles Pons |
| Starring | Raimu Ginette Leclerc Fernand Charpin |
| Cinematography | Georges Benoît |
| Edited by | Suzanne de Troeye |
| Music by | Vincent Scotto |
Production company | Les Films Marcel Pagnol |
| Distributed by | Les Films Marcel Pagnol |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Baker's Wife (French: La femme du boulanger) is a 1938 French comedic drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol and featuring an ensemble cast lead by Raimu, Ginette Leclerc, and Fernand Charpin. It was adapted by Pagnol from a episode of French author Jean Giono's 1932 novel Blue Boy. In the film, the new baker in a Provençal village loses the will to bake after his wife runs off with a handsome shepherd, so, to regain their daily bread, the feuding villagers agree to put aside their bickering and work together to bring back the baker's wife.
The film was the basis of the American musical of the same name, which was first produced in 1976.