| Edition |
DVD special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages ; illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. rda |
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monochrome rdacc |
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black and white |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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Dolby rdaspc |
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full screen rdaar |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection 986 |
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Criterion collection ; 986.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 4:3 presentation; Dolby digital monaural. |
| Language |
French dialogue; optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Raimu, Ginette Leclerc, [Fernand] Charpin, Robert Vattier, Charles Blavette, Robert Bassac, Maupi, Charles Moulin, Edouard Delmont. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Georges Benoît ; editor, Suzanne de Troeye ; music, Vincent Scotto. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1938. |
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Based upon a novel by Jean Giono. |
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Full screen (aspect ratio 1.37:1). |
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Restored version done by La Compagnie Méditerranéenne de Films-MPC in 2016. |
| Summary |
An enchanting countryside comedy about the marital woes of a sweetly deluded baker whose wife has run off wirth a shepherd. Because the baker is upset and cannot bring himself to work, the scandal snowballs and engulfs the entire town. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
Special features: Selected-scene audio commentary featuring film scholar Brett Bowles; introduction by Pagnol from 1967; excerpt from a 1966 television interview with Pagnol, from the program Cinéastes de notre temps; short profile on the film from a local French news program from 1967; in booklet, essay by Ginette Vincendeau. |
| Subject |
Bakers -- France -- Provence -- Drama.
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Villages -- France -- Provence -- Drama.
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Adultery -- Social aspects -- Drama.
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Spouses -- France -- Provence -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Marriage. (OCoLC)fst01010443
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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| Added Author |
Pagnol, Marcel, 1895-1974, film director, screenwriter, interviewee (espression)
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Pons, Charles, film producer.
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Raimu, 1883-1946, actor.
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Leclerc, Ginette, 1912-1992, actor.
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Charpin, Fernand, 1887-1944, actor.
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Vattier, Robert, 1906-1982, actor.
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Blavette, Charles, 1902-1967, actor.
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Bassac, Robert, 1910-1940, actor.
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Maupi, 1881-1949, actor.
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Benoît, Georges, 1883-1942, director of photography.
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Troeye, Suzanne de, editor of moving image work.
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Scotto, Vincent, 1876-1952, composer (expression)
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Vincendeau, Ginette, 1948- essayist.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Giono, Jean, 1895-1970.
Jean le bleu.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), pubisher.
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| Note |
English title on container and disc label: The Baker's wife |
| Added Title |
Container of (work): Femme du boulanger (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781681436111 |
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1681436116 |
| Standard No. |
715515232111 |
| Music No. |
CC3048DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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