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Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Two souls adrift on the waves of the Seine

Genres

RomanceDramaHistory

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$1942423

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

143 mins

Rating

6.297/10

Release Date

03 March 1991

Country

France

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

Florent Gibassier

Florent Gibassier

Hippolyte

Jean-Claude Bouillaud

Jean-Claude Bouillaud

Le père d'Emma

Sabeline Campo

Sabeline Campo

Felicité

Yves Verhoeven

Yves Verhoeven

Justin

Maria Mergey

Maria Mergey

La mère de Charles

Thomas Chabrol

Thomas Chabrol

Le vicomte

Gilette Barbier

Gilette Barbier

Natasie

Étienne Draber

Étienne Draber

Maitre Guillaumin

Pierre-François Dumeniaud

Pierre-François Dumeniaud

Hivert

Christine Paolini

Christine Paolini

Mère Roler

André Thorent

André Thorent

Dr. Canivet

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

Blind man

Jacques Dynam

Jacques Dynam

L' abbé Bournisien

Dominique Clément

Dominique Clément

Madame Homais

Phillippe Abitol

Phillippe Abitol

Henry Ambert

Henry Ambert

Jean-Marie Arnoux

Jean-Marie Arnoux

Olga Colin

Olga Colin

Claire Dalsace

Claire Dalsace

Catherine Deville

Catherine Deville

Julien Dubois

Julien Dubois

Julien Dubois

Julien Dubois

Michel Dupuy

Michel Dupuy

Marie Guyot

Marie Guyot

Jean Joulin

Jean Joulin

Jean-Jacques Lagarde

Jean-Jacques Lagarde

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

René Marjac

René Marjac

Pierre Martot

Pierre Martot

Bernard Mazzinghi

Bernard Mazzinghi

Mona Muche

Mona Muche

Claude Pascadel

Claude Pascadel

Christian Paumelle

Christian Paumelle

Valérie Soudant

Valérie Soudant

Tina Sportolaro

Tina Sportolaro

Aleksandr Vatkovic

Aleksandr Vatkovic

Philippe Verquin

Philippe Verquin

Pierre Vielhescaze

Pierre Vielhescaze

Thierry Marcos

Thierry Marcos

Serviteur Au Mariage (uncredited)

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