Madame Bovary

Year: 1934

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: French

Director: Jean Renoir

Drama

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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