''Madame Bovary'' is a 1947 Argentine historical

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directed by Carlos Schlieper and starring Mecha Ortiz, Roberto Escalada and

Enrique Diosdado Enrique Diosdado (May 6, 1910 – December 1, 1983) was a Spanish actor. He is sometimes credited as Enrique Alvarez Diosdado. Diosdado was a leading man of Argentine and Spanish films of the 1940s and 1950s. His daughter, Ana Diosdado, was a lea ...

. It is an adaptation of

Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert ( , , ; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French novelist. Highly influential, he has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country. According to the literary theorist Kornelije Kvas, "in Flauber ...

's 1857 novel ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emp ...

''.Goble p.159

Plot summary

Cast

* Mecha Ortiz as Ema Bovary * Roberto Escalada as León Dupuis *

as Rodolfo Boulanger *

Alberto Bello Alberto Bello (1897–1963) was an Argentine actor who appeared in more than 40 films during his career including ''Madame Bovary'' (1947).Goble p.159 Selected filmography * ''Marriage in Buenos Aires'' (1940) * '' Isabelita'' (1940) * '' El teso ...

as Carlos Bovary *

Angelina Pagano Angelina Pagano (1888–1962) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Finkielman p.14 Pagano appeared in eighteen films, but was best known for her stage acting and work as a theatre director. Selected filmography * ''A Doll's House'' (1943) * ...

as Sra Bovary, mother * Ricardo Galache as Gustave Flaubert * Graciela Lecube as Felicidad * Juan Carlos Altavista as Justino * María Esther Podestá as Viuda Lefrancois *

Alejandro Maximino Alejandro Maximino was an Argentinian actor. His last film was the 1962 film ''Una Jaula no tiene secretos''. Selected filmography *''Madame Bovary (1947 film), Madame Bovary'' (1947) References External links

* * Argentine male film ...

as Monsieur Homais * Max Citelli as Sr. Binet *

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as Sra. Homais * Nélida Romero as Artemisa * Jorge Villoldo as Coachman

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* * 1947 films Argentine historical drama films Films about infidelity Argentine black-and-white films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Carlos Schlieper Films set in France Films set in the 19th century Films based on Madame Bovary 1947 drama films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub