
Madame Bovary
Whatever it is that French women have ... Madame Bovary had more of it!
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Release Date
8/25/1949Runtime
106 minsOverview
A frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction when she grows tired of her limited social status.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$2,076,000Revenue
$2,016,000Homepage
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A portrait of dissatisfaction and desire that traces a woman's unraveling as she pursues dreams beyond her station, culminating in tragedy. Flaubert's provincial world of thwarted longing feels both intimate and inevitable.
Mood
MelancholicWistfulBittersweetBleak
Themes
LoveIdentityAmbitionClassComing apart
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Meditative
Look
NaturalisticPainterly
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Suicide and self-harm
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