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Emma Bovary

2021 · 102 min

A somber, talky courtroom drama that interweaves a classic tale of longing and constraint, asking for patience and rewarding it with quiet emotional force.

Directed by: Didier Bivel
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Camille Metayer, Thierry Godard, Laurent Stocker

Overview: 1857. A courtroom. The prosecutor and defense counsel prepare to face off. Between them: Gustave Flaubert, the man on trial. Madame Bovary is charged with obscenity and offending public morals. As the two sides lay out their cases, the novel springs to life. Emma's story unfolds before our eyes. The trial is a reality check for us, rekindling the debate over the status of women at the time. What will the verdict be for Flaubert? What will the verdict be for women - for all the other Emmas?

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Directed by: Didier Bivel
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Camille Metayer, Thierry Godard, Laurent Stocker

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: gender
identity
love
class
betrayal
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, tv movie
Directed by: Didier Bivel
Written by: Ève de Castro, Natalie Carter
Starring: Camille Metayer, Thierry Godard, Laurent Stocker, Alexandre Brasseur, Dominique Pinon, Grégory Fitoussi, Laurent Bateau, Alexandre Blazy
Music: Nicolas Errèra
Cinematography: Marc Falchier
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: French

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