The Baker's Wife(La Femme du boulanger)
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France · 1938
2h 13m
Director Marcel Pagnol
Starring Raimu, Ginette Leclerc, Charles Moulin, Fernand Charpin
Genre Comedy, Drama
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In a little provincial village, a new baker, Aimable, settles down with his young and beautiful wife, Aurelie. But the night after Aimable bakes his first breads, his wife runs off with another man. Aimable is so afflicted that he cannot work anymore, making her disappearance a problem for the whole town.
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