Madame Bovary Movie Review 2000

British adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's scandalous novel, which is set in rural Normandy in the 1830s and '40s. Emma (O'Connor) is the convent-educated daughter of a farmer, who makes an unwise marriage to country doctor Charles Bovary (Bonneville), whom she doesn't love. Indeed, Emma has some overly romantic notions about love that lead to infidelity and despair. But it's Emma's extravagence and her borrowing from the usurious Lheureux (Barron) that bring her to disaster. None of the characters are particularly bright (or likeable) so your sympathy is at a minimum.

Distribution

PBS Home Video, Catalog Fulfillment Center, PO Box 751089, Charlotte, NC 28275-1089, Phone: (800)531-4727, Toll-free: 800-645-4PBS, Email: info@pbs.org, URL: http://www.pbs.org

Available on VHS
Running time 140 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

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

Screenplay

Heidi Thomas

Cast

Frances O'Connor, Hugh Bonneville, Greg Wise, Hugh Dancy, Keith Barron, Trevor Peacock

Director

Tim Fywell