
Sexual Chronicles of a French Family(2012)
Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.


Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.

Gemma Arterton
Gemma Bovery

Jason Flemyng
Charlie

Fabrice Luchini
Martin

Elsa Zylberstein
Wizzy

Isabelle Candelier
Valérie Joubert

Niels Schneider
Hervé de Bressigny

Mel Raido
Patrick

Pip Torrens
Rankin

Kacey Mottet Klein
Julien Joubert

Édith Scob
Madame de Bressigny
Gemma Bovery is a romance, drama, comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of small town, parent child relationship, literature, death, woman director, art restoration. Directed by Anne Fontaine, it stars Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Fabrice Luchini. Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.
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