Madame Bovary (1991)

03/03/1991 (FR) • 2h 23m

Romance, Drama, History

Two souls adrift on the waves of the Seine

Overview

Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce and sensual Emma Bovary finds herself in calamitous debt and pursues scandalous sexual liaisons with absolute abandon. However, when her volatile lifestyle catches up to her, the lives of everyone around her are endangered.

Top Billed Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Emma Bovary

Jean-François Balmer

Charles Bovary

Christophe Malavoy

Rodolphe Boulanger

Jean Yanne

M. Homais

Lucas Belvaux

Leon Dupuis

Christiane Minazzoli

La veuve Lefançois

Jean-Louis Maury

Merchant Lheureux

Henri Attal

Maître Hareng


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,942,423.00

Keywords

adultery

france

based on novel or book

bourgeoisie

normandy, france

debt collector

sexually empowered woman

female empowerment

19th century

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