Drama · France · 1934 · 1h 41m

Madame Bovary

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Director
Jean Renoir
Cast
Valentine Tessier as Emma Bovary Pierre Renoir as Charles Bovary Alice Tissot as Madame Bovary, Charles' mother Héléna Manson as Héloïse Bovary Max Dearly as Homais, pharmacist Pierre Larquey as Hippolyte Tautain, clubfoot
Crew
Jean Bachelet — Director of Photography Marguerite Renoir — Editor Darius Milhaud — Original Music Composer Jean Renoir — Screenplay Gustave Flaubert — Novel
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.

Key Collaborators
Jean Renoir Director Jean Bachelet Director of Photography Marguerite Renoir Editor Darius Milhaud Original Music Composer Jean Renoir Screenplay Gustave Flaubert Novel
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