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Madame Bovary

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Original title

Madame Bovary

Year

1991

Running time

131 min.

Country

France

Director

Claude Chabrol

Screenwriter

Claude Chabrol. Novel: Gustave Flaubert

Cast

Music

Matthieu Chabrol

Cinematography

Jean Rabier

Producer

MK2 Productions, CED Productions, FR3 Films Production, Canal+

Genre

Drama | 19th Century

Movie Groups

Gustave Flaubert Adaptations

Synopsis

The luminous Isabelle Huppert stars as the ill-fated heroine in this latest version of Gustave Flaubert's l classic French Novel. Huppert is Emma Bovary, the dissatisfied wife of the country doctor, who longs to be part of the French high society. Her ambition and her obsessive affair with an aristocratic young man lead to tragic consequences.

Awards: 1991: Nominated for Oscar: Best Costume Design

1991: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture

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Madame Bovary

1991

Claude Chabrol

6.3

(1,068)