The Baker's Wife (Criterion Collection)

As his wares become the delight of his new small town, middle-aged baker Aimable Castinier (Raimu) is faced with the humiliating circumstance of having his pretty younger wife (Ginette Leclerc) run away with a local shepherd. As his naive bravado gives way to depression, a community that now can’t do without his talents rallies to school his spouse on the error of her ways. Marcel Pagnol’s charming fable co-stars Fernand Charpin, Robert Vattier, Charles Blavette. 134 min. Standard; Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes. In French with English subtitles.