Madame Bovary Movie Review 1991

Provincial 19th century France is the setting for the tragedy of a romantic woman. Emma Bovary is bored by her marriage to an unsuccessful country doctor and longs for passion and excitement. She allows herself to be seduced (and abandoned) by a local aristocrat and herself seduces a young banker. She also struggles with an increasing burden of debt as she continues her quest for luxury. Realizing she will never find the passion she desires, Emma takes drastic, and tragic, measures. Sumptuous-looking film, with an extraordinary performance by Huppert. In French with English subtitles. Based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 130 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Tragedy, Women, France, Marriage, Period Piece: 19th Century, Books to Film: Gustov Flaubert

Screenplay

Claude Chabrol

Cast

Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Francois Balmer, Christophe MaLavoy, Jean Yanne

Director

Claude Chabrol

Music

Matthieu Chabrol