Today on TV: This movie is almost 100 years old, and the talent in its cast hasn’t aged a bit

Every morning, in the heart of a modest Provençal village, the baker Aimable Castanier brings out from his bakery good, soft and crispy bread that delights all the inhabitants. In love with his wife Aurelie as much as with his work, the brave man finds himself in utter despair the day she disappears, seduced by the shepherd Dominique.

Lost and distraught, Aimable decides to go on a bread strike until her lover returns, much to the dismay of the entire village. After that, the residents decide to take matters into their own hands and organize to find the missing woman at any cost.

One of the most beautiful works of Panoli

If you grew up with Yves Robert’s La Gloire de mon père or Claude Berry’s Jean de Floret, adapted from Marcel Pagnol’s immortal works, we can’t recommend going back even further in time and getting interested in films that. Staged by the author himself.

Marcel Pagnoli’s tenth feature film, La Femme du Boulanger is one of the most famous and successful because it perfectly combines the two main qualities expected in any Panolesque work: beautifully crafted dialogues that sing like cicadas and, to their credit, absolutely breathtaking. actors.

Raimu up

At the head of the cast is Emperor Raimu, best known for his unforgettable role as Caesar in the Marseille trilogy, who here gives one of the most impressive performances of his entire career.

Adapted from Jean Gionnot’s story, The Baker’s Wife (like many of Marcel Pagnol’s works) went beyond French borders after Orson Welles himself declared his admiration for the film.

That’s why I recommend you catch up on this classic right away, the quality of the actors and the solidity of the dialogues haven’t aged a bit in 86 years.

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