Madame Bovary
Two souls adrift on the waves of the Seine
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.
- Year : 1991
- Country : France
- Genre : Romance, Drama, History
- Studio : Conseil Régional de Haute Normandie, CED Productions, FR3 Films Production, Le Club des Investisseurs, Credit Lyonnais, Conseil Général de l'Eure, MK2 Films, Canal+
- Keyword : adultery, france, based on novel or book, bourgeoisie, normandy, france, debt collector, sexually empowered woman, female empowerment, 19th century
- Director : Claude Chabrol
- Cast : Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer, Christophe Malavoy, Jean Yanne, Lucas Belvaux, Christiane Minazzoli