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Madame Bovary

1991 · 143 min

A slow, suffocating portrait of romantic longing curdling into despair, elegant and emotionally devastating.

Tagline
Two souls adrift on the waves of the Seine
Overview
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • class
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Written by
Claude Chabrol
Starring
Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer, Christophe Malavoy, Jean Yanne, Lucas Belvaux, Christiane Minazzoli, Jean-Louis Maury, Henri Attal
Music
Matthieu Chabrol
Cinematography
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Runtime
143 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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