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Madame Bovary
“Whatever it is that French women have ... Madame Bovary had more of it!”
6.8 / 10• 1949• 1h 46m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jennifer Jones
Emma Bovary
Lead
James Mason
Gustave Flaubert
Van Heflin
Charles Bovary
Louis Jourdan
Rodolphe Boulanger
Alf Kjellin
Leon Dupuis
Gene Lockhart
J. Homais
Frank Allenby
Lheureux
Gladys Cooper
Madame Dupuis
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vincente Minnelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Madame Bovary is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
