Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

2015 · 118 min · EN · R · 5.7 (382 votes)
Dir. Sophie Barthes · Starring Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans, Ezra Miller, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Laura Carmichael · Music Evgueni Galperine
Drama

The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.

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A lush, romantic, and ultimately tragic portrayal of a woman trapped by circumstance. It feels like a beautiful, gilded cage, filled with yearning for a life beyond the mundane. The visuals are stunning, but the emotional core is one of quiet desperation.

melancholicromanticfrustratedyearningsteadyperiod dramaliterary adaptationarthouseromanticismdisillusionmentdesiresocial constraintescapism
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based on novel or bookperiod dramasocial statusextramarital affairwoman director19th century
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