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Madame Bovary (1991)

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Date: 18 Apr 2011 12:55:50
Madame Bovary (1991)

Madame Bovary (1991)
A film by Claude Chabrol
Arrow Films DVD9 (VIDEO_TS) | PAL 16:9 (720 x 576), Anamorphic | AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | 02:16:38 | 7,86 Gb
Lang: French | Subs: English
Genre: Drama, Romance | Nominated for Oscar + 1 win | France

Gustav Flaubert's celebrated novel of obsessive ardour undergoes a dazzling retrofit for the screen, courtesy of French neurosis-master Claude Chabrol. The basic story (a woman's selfish quest for happiness ends up obliterating all she holds dear) may be the same but Chabrol's talent for biting through to the dark marrow of passion makes this a startling experience, even for people familiar with the source material or the numerous other cinematic adaptations. Casting Isabelle Huppert in the title role (she's at least a decade older than the standard conception of this wilfully tragic heroine) was a potentially risky gambit that paid off big; underneath her glorious surface lies a startling foundation of brilliant ice. The same can be said about this stunning film. Viewers intrigued by this potent actress-director pairing may also want to check out The Story of Women and the wonderful La Ceremonie. The film is in French with English subtitles.

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Madame Bovary (1991)

This is an excellent adaptation of the Gustave Flaubert novel of the same name. Isabelle Huppert is superb as the central character, Emma, a prosperous farmer's daughter, who marries a doctor, Charles Bovary (Jean Francois Balmer). He is a kind and gentle soul who adores her and wants nothing more than to make her happy. The problem is that he does not know how. Even Emma does not really know what would make her happy.

This is the story of Emma Bovary and her unhappy, wasted, shallow life. She is a woman who on the surface seems to have everything, an adoring, doting husband, a lovely, healthy daughter, an attractive well appointed home. Yet, she is unhappy. She loathes her husband, finding him pedantic and dull. She has little time for her daughter and seems to have little motherly instincts. What worldly goods she has never seem to her to be enough.

Madame Bovary (1991)

Seeking fulfillment, she takes lovers who always seem to fail her in the end. She mistakes passion for love and never fails to be disappointed when that love turns out to be fleeting, blind to the love that exists under her very own roof. As her unhappiness and dissatisfaction grow, so does the beauty of her wardrobe. Beautifully gowned and accessorized, Emma Bovary is as beautiful as she is shallow. She spends what she does not have on passing fripperies, only to have her world eventually come crashing down around her. She takes the easy way out of her self inflicted misery and, in doing so, consigns those who had the misfortune to truly love her to a doomed existence.

Claude Chabrol deftly directed this arresting period piece, exacting wonderful performances from the entire cast. Isabelle Huppert with her icy beauty is perfectly cast as Emma Bovary and gives a performance that is on the money. Jean Francois Balmer is also notable for his portrayal of her doting and supportive husband. This is an excellent film, one that is well worth having in one's collection. Period piece lovers will especially enjoy this film.
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Madame Bovary (1991)

Gustave Flaubert's classic novel about Emma Bovary, a passionate woman who rebels against the conventions that stifle her as the wife of a dull country doctor, caused a furor in 1857. But for those who weren't morally outraged, the book struck a responsive chord. "Madame Bovary, c'est moi," said Flaubert, indicating that Emma's discontent crossed gender lines. Today, Emma's plight still draws us in. This new film version, from writer-director Claude Chabrol, is the ninth so far. Emma's influence even extends to Disney's Beauty and the Beast, in which the heroine, Belle, warbles, "I want much more than this provincial life."

Madame Bovary (1991)

Obviously, Chabrol also thinks of Emma as a modern woman. But the triumphant film he has fashioned isn't a tricked-up, revisionist adaptation. Starring the incomparable Isabelle Huppert, Chabrol's film stays rigorously faithful to Flaubert, unlike Vincente Minnelli's overproduced 1949 film with Jennifer Jones. Shooting near Rouen, where Flaubert lived (the location is vibrantly captured by Jean Rabier's camera), and taking the dialogue directly from the book, Chabrol respects Flaubert and the audience by allowing Madame Bovary to speak without interference to a new generation.
Excerpt of Peter Travers review
Madame Bovary (1991)

Madame Bovary (1991)

Edition Details:
• Extract of Madame Bovary by Jean Renoir (3:13)
• Presentation of the Movie by Joel Magny (2:24)
• Chabrol Explains Five scenes (Approx. 35:00)
• The Claude Chabrol collection (10 trailers)
• Extract from 'Les Bonnes adresses du passe'
• Trailer (1:24) in 1:1.66 Letterbox
• The Faces (2:04)
• Cast and Crew
NOTE! Extras don't have English subtitles
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