{"id":79645,"date":"2022-01-01T00:03:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T07:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79645"},"modified":"2022-01-01T00:03:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T07:03:24","slug":"bakers-wife-the-1938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79645","title":{"rendered":"Baker&#8217;s Wife, The (1938)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;How could I suspect something I can&#8217;t believe even now?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Poster-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-79647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Poster-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Poster-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Poster-189x270.png 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Poster.png 611w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen the beautiful young wife (Ginette Leclerc) of a town&#8217;s new baker (Raimu) runs away with a handsome shepherd (Charles Moulin), Raimu is too depressed to bake bread. In response, a local marquis (Fernand Charpin) works together with a priest (Robert Vattier) and a schoolteacher (Robert Bassac) to plot to find Leclerc and bring her back, thus restoring Raimu&#8217;s will to bake.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cuckolds<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Village Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes in his short review, &#8220;Marcel Pagnol directed and wrote this wonderful adaptation of an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Giono\">Jean Giono&#8217;s<\/a> novel <em>Jean le Blue<\/em>,&#8221; resulting in a film that &#8220;has humor, warmth, sentimentality, provincial flavor, and the special lovable characters one expects from Pagnol.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Support.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Support-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Support-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Support-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Support-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Support-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Support-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Support.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He notes that &#8220;the great Raimu&#8221; &#8212; star of his earlier trilogy <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75995\"><em>Marius<\/em> (1931)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76020\"><em>Fanny<\/em> (1932)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76040\"><em>Cesar<\/em> (1936)<\/a> &#8212; &#8220;creates such a kind, moral, understanding character&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu3-1024x739.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu3-1024x739.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu3-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu3-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu3-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu3-374x270.png 374w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu3.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; that the ending (&#8220;one of the many splendid moments&#8221;) rings true, and he asserts that &#8220;you&#8217;ll believe all these characters truly live in this town.&#8221; Indeed, the screenplay is consistently delightful, beginning with a series of interactions that show us how divided the townsfolk have become over petty arguments (such as trees needing trimming): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Argument.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Argument-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Argument-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Argument-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Argument-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Argument-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Argument-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Argument.png 1273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, they all desperately crave decent bread after months without any; and when they finally receive Raimu&#8217;s first loaves, we know a crucial element of life &#8212; bread itself &#8212; has been restored to their village: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Loaves.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Loaves-1024x743.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Loaves-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Loaves-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Loaves-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Loaves-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Loaves-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Loaves.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, this triumph is instantly threatened by another essential life source: love (or at least amorous desire). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Lovers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Lovers-1024x743.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Lovers-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Lovers-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Lovers-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Lovers-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Lovers-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Lovers.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raimu is such a likable cuckold that it&#8217;s impossible not to feel for him as he makes up one excuse after another for why his wife may be gone &#8212; and even once he&#8217;s finally accepted the truth of her infidelity, he is depressed and melancholic rather than angry. How their situation finally becomes resolved &#8212; with other villagers&#8217; relationships conveniently mended along the way &#8212; is the bulk of the storyline. This comedic tale, while slightly overlong at 2 hours and 13 minutes, remains a fine introduction to Pagnol&#8217;s work.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raimu as the Baker<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu-1024x741.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu-373x270.png 373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Raimu.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine performances by the supporting cast<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Marquis-Priest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Marquis-Priest-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Marquis-Priest-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Marquis-Priest-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Marquis-Priest-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Marquis-Priest-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Marquis-Priest-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-Marquis-Priest.png 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of location shooting near Marseilles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-River.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-River-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-River-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-River-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-River-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-River-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-River-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bakers-Wife-River.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pagnol&#8217;s humorous script<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a foreign classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0030127\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/68013\/the-bakers-wife#articles-reviews?articleId=021481\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;How could I suspect something I can&#8217;t believe even now?&#8221; Synopsis: When the beautiful young wife (Ginette Leclerc) of a town&#8217;s new baker (Raimu) runs away with a handsome shepherd (Charles Moulin), Raimu is too depressed to bake bread. In response, a local marquis (Fernand Charpin) works together with a priest (Robert Vattier) and a schoolteacher (Robert Bassac) to plot to find Leclerc and bring her back, thus restoring Raimu&#8217;s will to bake. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cuckolds French&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79645\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79645"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79666,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79645\/revisions\/79666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}