

Madame Bovary
"Two souls adrift on the waves of the Seine"
Overview
Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce and sensual Emma Bovary finds herself in calamitous debt and pursues scandalous sexual liaisons with absolute abandon. However, when her volatile lifestyle catches up to her, the lives of everyone around her are endangered.
Movie Details
Revenue
$1.9M
$1,942,423
Languages
French
Studio
MK2 Films
+2 more
Key Crew

Claude Chabrol
Screenplay

Marin Karmitz
Producer

Claude Chabrol
Director
Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Emma Bovary

Jean-François Balmer
Charles Bovary

Christophe Malavoy
Rodolphe Boulanger

Jean Yanne
M. Homais

Lucas Belvaux
Leon Dupuis

Christiane Minazzoli
La veuve Lefançois

Jean-Louis Maury
Merchant Lheureux

Henri Attal
Maître Hareng

François Périer
Narrateur

François Maistre
Lieuvain

Florent Gibassier
Hippolyte

Jean-Claude Bouillaud
Le père d'Emma
Sabeline Campo
Felicité

Yves Verhoeven
Justin

Marie Mergey
La mère de Charles

Thomas Chabrol
Le vicomte

Gilette Barbier
Natasie

Étienne Draber
Maitre Guillaumin

Pierre-François Dumeniaud
Hivert

Christine Paolini
Mère Roler