Madame Bovary

2014
15
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

9.1K

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A young beauty impulsively marries small-town doctor in order to leave her father's pig farm far behind. But after being introduced to the glamorous world of high society, she soon becomes bored with her stodgy husband and mundane life, and seeks prestige and excitement outside the bonds of marriage.

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Costume Drama Period Drama Drama Romance

Bored in her marriage to a country doctor and stifled by life in a small town, the restless Emma Bovary pursues her dreams of passion and excitement, whatever they may cost.Bored in her marriage to a country doctor and stifled by life in a small town, the restless Emma Bovary pursues her dreams of passion and excitement, whatever they may cost.Bored in her marriage to a country doctor and stifled by life in a small town, the restless Emma Bovary pursues her dreams of passion and excitement, whatever they may cost.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

9.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Videos8

Trailer 2:32

Official Trailer

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Madame Bovary: You Need A Lady Friend

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Madame Bovary: You Need A Lady Friend

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Madame Bovary: Mr. Lheureux (French)

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Madame Bovary: Emma Wins Again

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Madame Bovary: Leon (French)

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Madame Bovary: The Marquis (French)

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Trivia
This is actress Mia Wasikowska's fifth period drama set in the 19th century.

Quotes
Emma Bovary: I realized that before getting married I was contemplating my coming life like a child. In a theater, um... sitting there in high spirits, and eagerly waiting for the play to begin. It was a blessing in my early youth that I did not know what was really going to happen. When I look back now, it seems that I was like an innocent prisoner, condemned not to death, but to life, and as-yet unconscious of what the sentence meant. And the longer I live, the more clearly I feel that on a whole, life's a disappointment.

Connections
Featured in Le procès d'Emma Bovary (2021)

Soundtracks
The Hunt
Mixed Chorus
By Youli Galperine and Evgueni Galperine

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I loved the novel and was looking forward to the movie. Stopped watching when I first saw Leon. This actor is too young for that role. The color of his voice, his laughter, the look on his face, the overall expression - he looks 18. That ruined the movie for me. What on Earth were they thinking?! Emma would never fall for a guy like that.

Oh, talking about Emma... Seriously? Mia Wasikowska? The same way I think they made a mistake with choosing Keira Knightley for Anna Karenina, I think she would have been much better choice for Emma, in this case.

OK, enough of bad criticism now. This movie looks expensive and very endearing for the eyes. Both, the costumes and the scenery look realistic. I would imagine XIX century France like this.