The Baker of Valorgue
- 27 February 1953 (1953-02-27)
- France
- Italy
The Baker of Valorgue (French: Le boulanger de Valorgue, Italian: Me li mangio vivi) is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Georges Chamarat and Leda Gloria.[1] [2] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Giordani and Jean Mandaroux. It is also known by the alternative title The Wild Oat.
Synopsis
In the village of Valorgue in Provence, the son of the baker romances the daughter of the grocer before he heads off to do his military service in French Algeria. A baby is born from the assignation, but the baker refuses to acknowledge that it is his grandson and a feud begins between him and the grocer. Soon the whole village is divided into two camps at war with each other.
Cast
- Fernandel as Félicien Hébrard - le boulanger
- Georges Chamarat as M. Aussel
- Pierrette Bruno as Françoise Zanetti
- Leda Gloria as Mme Zanetti, l'épicière
- Francis Linel as Justin Hébrard
- Madeleine Sylvain as Madame Clotilde Hébrard
- Edmond Ardisson as Le facteur Evariste
- Henri Arius as Antonin, le forgeron
- Mag-Avril as La Vieille Fille
- José Casa as Le garde-champêtre
- Manuel Gary as Le Receveur du Car
- René Génin as Arnaud, le secrétaire de mairie
- Antonin Berval as Noël Courtade dit Courtecuisse
- André Carnège as Le sous-préfet
- Jean Mello as Le Gendarme
- Geo Georgey as Le boucher
- Georges Briquet as le reporter
- Jenny Hélia as Prudence
- Marthe Marty as Louise
- Mado Stelli as Félicie
- Fernand Sardou as Le Brigadier
- Jean Gaven as Le curé
- Henri Vilbert as M. le Maire
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- The Baker of Valorgue at IMDb
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