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Madame Bovary (1934) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1934 · 101 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Jean Renoir
- Starring
- Pierre Renoir, Louis Florencie, Héléna Manson, Alice Tissot, Henri Vilbert, Georges Deneubourg
After his first wife's death leaves him with insufficient dowry, country doctor Charles Bovary of Normandy marries Emma Rouault. In her new household Emma clashes with a domineering mother‑in‑law and a disengaged husband, making her vulnerable to the charms of the philanderer Rodolphe and subsequent affairs, setting the stage for tragedy.
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