Madame Bovary

"Whatever it is that French women have ... Madame Bovary had more of it!"

Jan 23 1950 Approved 1h 54m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

French author Gustave Flaubert is on trial for writing the "indecent" novel "Madame Bovary." To prove that he wrote a moral tale, Flaubert narrates the story of beautiful Emma Bovary, an adulteress who destroyed the lives of everyone she came in contact with.

Written by

Robert Ardrey, Gustave Flaubert

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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