''Madame Bovary'' is a 1934 French

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directed by

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. His '' La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and '' The Rules of the Game'' (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greate ...

, starring Max Dearly, Valentine Tessier and Pierre Renoir, and adapted from

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

's 1857 novel ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' (; ), commonly known as simply ''Madame Bovary'', is the début novel by France, French writer Gustave Flaubert, originally published in 1856 and 1857. The eponymous character, Emma Bovary, lives beyond he ...

''.

Plot summary

Cast

Critical reception

On the film's original release, '' Variety'' wrote that in interpreting the novel for film, "Renoir has done an exceptionally commendable job. Regardless of its snail-like pace, the production combines a straight simple narrative with a fine sense of background authenticity and dramatic understanding." The reviewer doubted however, that box office appeal would extend much beyond readers of the book, "despite the better than average quality of the film."

References

Bibliography

* Donaldson-Evans, Mary. ''Madame Bovary at the Movies: Adaptation, Ideology, Context''. Rodopi, 2009. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* * 1934 films French historical drama films French black-and-white films Films about infidelity 1930s historical drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Renoir Films set in France Films set in the 19th century Films based on Madame Bovary Films scored by Darius Milhaud 1934 drama films 1930s French films French-language historical drama films {{1930s-France-film-stub