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.

The Baker of Valorgue
Directed byHenri Verneuil
Written byYves Favier
Pierre Lozach
Jean Manse
Produced byJacques Bar
StarringFernandel
Georges Chamarat
Leda Gloria
CinematographyCharles Suin
Edited byChristian Gaudin
Music byRaymond Legrand
Nino Rota
Production
companies
Cite-Films-Fides
Peg Produzione
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 27 February 1953 (1953-02-27)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.412
  2. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.124

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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