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Madame Bovary (1991)

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Literary critics long regarded Gustave Flaubert's iconic French novel Madame Bovary as unfilmable (despite several attempts by Vincente Minnelli and others to bring it to the screen), but Nouvelle Vague architect Claude Chabrol set out to definitively prove them wrong with this Oscar-nominated feature adaptation from 1991, starring Isabelle Huppert (The Lacemaker). Huppert stars as Emma Bovary, a woman whose happiness depends exclusively on elements outside of herself. She spends her days

PG-13, 2 hr. 10 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Claude Chabrol

In Theaters: Apr 3, 1991 Wide

On DVD: Nov 5, 2002

Republic Pictures Home Video

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Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Emma Bovary
Christophe Malavoy
Rodolphe Boulanger
Jean-Fran�ois Balmer
Charles Bovary
Jean Yanne
Monsieur Homais
Lucas Belvaux
Leon Dupuis
Christiane Minazzoli
Widow LeFrancois
Florent Gibassier
Hippolyte
Marie Mergey
Charles Bovary's Mother
Henri Attal
Master Hareng
Gilette Barbier
Natasie
Sabeline Campo
Felicite
Thomas Chabrol
Vicomte
Dominique Clement
Madame Homais
Etienne Draber
Master Guillaumin
Julien Dubois
Pierre-Francois Dumeniaud
Hivert
Jacques Dynam
L'Abbe Bournisien
Francois Maistre
Lieuvain
Jean-Louis Maury
Lheureux
Bernard Mazzinghi
Christine Paolini
Mother Rolet Nourrice
Fran�ois P�rier
Narrator
Andr� Thorent
Doctor Canivet
Yves Verhoeven
Justin
Dominique Zardi
Blind Man
Claude Pascadel
Tina Sportolaro
Jean-Claude Bouillaud
Monsieur Rouault
Jean-Marie Arnoux

Critic Reviews for Madame Bovary

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Chabrol's ostensibly placid version of Madame Bovary invests Flaubert's portrait of stifled womanhood with unmistakable flintiness. It chafes against the beautiful images with perfect irony.

May 5, 2010 Full Review Source: East Bay Express

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

The beautiful Isabelle Huppert never quite catches the Flaubert vibe.

December 22, 2008 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

Treating this 19th century novel with tender loving care and just the right emphasis, director Claude Chabrol has made it speak to our times.

July 12, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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Claude Chabrol's version of Madame Bovary is brilliant and it's purely down to his excellent direction and Isabelle Huppert in one of her best performances in my opinion. The abrupt end is excellently conceived and quite fitting to the character, no sugar coating here just an honest portrayal of selfishness and

April 18, 2011