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Madame Bovary., BBC Films, WGBH Boston co-production ; screenplay by Heidi Thomas ; producers, Tony Redston and Bernard Krichefski ; director, Tim Fywell, Widescreen

Label
Madame Bovary., BBC Films, WGBH Boston co-production ; screenplay by Heidi Thomas ; producers, Tony Redston and Bernard Krichefski ; director, Tim Fywell, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Madame Bovary.
Oclc number
803911039
Responsibility statement
BBC Films, WGBH Boston co-production ; screenplay by Heidi Thomas ; producers, Tony Redston and Bernard Krichefski ; director, Tim Fywell
Runtime
158
Summary
With dreams of escaping her provincial upbringing, Emma Rouault marries local doctor Charles Bovary. But it is not long before she feels constrained and frustrated by married life. Ignoring her devoted husband and immersing herself in romantic fantasies, Emma begins a string of affairs. First, a young student, Lon, captures her imagination, but when the dashing aristocrat, Rodolphe, shows Emma the alternatives to married life, she enters into the affair with body and soul
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.version
Widescreen
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