The read
A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 63%.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
152 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude ChabrolScreenplay
- Claude ChabrolDirector
- Matthieu ChabrolOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Isabelle HuppertEmma Bovary
- Jean-François BalmerCharles Bovary
- Christophe MalavoyRodolphe Boulanger
- Jean YanneM. Homais
- Lucas BelvauxLeon Dupuis
- Christiane MinazzoliLa veuve Lefançois
- Jean-Louis MauryMerchant Lheureux
- Henri AttalMaître Hareng
- François PérierNarrateur
- François MaistreLieuvain
- Florent GibassierHippolyte
- Jean-Claude BouillaudLe père d'Emma
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Themes
adulteryfrancebased on novel or bookbourgeoisienormandy, francedebt collectorsexually empowered womanfemale empowerment19th century