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Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Two souls adrift on the waves of the Seine

19916.32h 23m

Overview

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

Directed by Claude Chabrol
Written by Gustave Flaubert, Claude Chabrol
Produced by Marin Karmitz
Box Office0Revenue: $1.9M

Top Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Emma Bovary

Jean-François Balmer

Jean-François Balmer

Charles Bovary

Christophe Malavoy

Christophe Malavoy

Rodolphe Boulanger

Jean Yanne

Jean Yanne

M. Homais

Lucas Belvaux

Lucas Belvaux

Leon Dupuis

Christiane Minazzoli

Christiane Minazzoli

La veuve Lefançois

Jean-Louis Maury

Jean-Louis Maury

Merchant Lheureux

Henri Attal

Henri Attal

Maître Hareng

François Périer

François Périer

Narrateur

François Maistre

François Maistre

Lieuvain

Themes & Keywords

adulteryfrancebased on novel or bookbourgeoisienormandy, francedebt collectorsexually empowered womanfemale empowerment19th century

About Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary is a romance, drama, history film released in 1991 exploring themes of adultery, france, based on novel or book, bourgeoisie, normandy, france, debt collector. Directed by Claude Chabrol, it stars Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer, Christophe Malavoy. In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

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