Rent Madame Bovary (1976)
3.3 of 5 from 3 ratings
3h 31min
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- Synopsis:
Trapped on a small provincial French farm with her widowed father, Emma (Francesca Annis) dreams of marrying her way up the social ladder and leading a glittering, fairytale life amid the bright lights of the big city. To escape, she marries a young doctor, Charles Bovary (Tom Conti), but his dull, pedestrian ways and lack of ambition soon leave her disenchanted and dreaming of a grander life elsewhere. Enchanted by stories of the many affairs of Marie Antoinette and the great romances she finds in novels, 'Madame Bovary' embarks on a path of betrayal and illicit affairs in her desperate search for fulfilment. It is a treacherous path that will ultimately lead not to her dreams but to her utter ruin. - Actors:
- Francesca Annis, Tom Conti, Gabrielle Lloyd, Ray Smith, Brian Stirner, David Waller, John Cater, Kathleen Helme, Ivor Roberts, Stephen Bent, Denis Lill, Michael Poole, Bernard Taylor, John Tordoff, Richard Beale, James Bree, Anthony Carrick, Ysanne Churchman, Oliver Gilbert, Amanda Grinling
- Directors:
- Rodney Bennett
- Producers:
- Richard Beynon
- Writers:
- Giles Cooper, Gustave Flaubert
- Studio:
- Simply Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, British TV, TV Classics, TV Dramas, TV Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of French Poetic Realism, A Brief History of Film...
