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FRANCE · 1991

Madame Bovary

Claude Chabrol
French New Wave infidelity bourgeois society female desire financial ruin romantic disillusionment
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Synopsis

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

Year1991
CountryFrance
DirectorClaude Chabrol
MovementFrench New Wave
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