Emma Bovary (2021)
1857. A courtroom. The prosecutor and defense counsel prepare to face off. Between them: Gustave Flaubert, the man on trial. Madame Bovary is charged with obscenity and offending public morals. As the two sides lay out their cases, the novel springs to life. Emma's story unfolds before our eyes. The trial is a reality check for us, rekindling the debate over the status of women at the time. What will the verdict be for Flaubert? What will the verdict be for women - for all the other Emmas?
- Released
- 2021-12-13
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Didier Bivel, Natalie Carter, Ève de Castro
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Camille Metayer as Emma Bovary
- Thierry Godard as Charles Bovary
- Laurent Stocker as Pinard
- Alexandre Brasseur as Senard
- Dominique Pinon as Homais
- Grégory Fitoussi as Rodolphe
- Laurent Bateau as Lheureux
- Alexandre Blazy as Gustave Flaubert
- Julien de Saint Jean as Léon
- François Girard as Professeur de Savate
- Pol Moan as Justin
- Quentin Gouverneur as Jeannot