Emma Bovary (2021)
1857. A courtroom. The prosecutor and defense counsel prepare to face off. Between them: Gustave Flaubert, the man on trial. Madame Bovary is charged with obscenity and offending public morals. As the two sides lay out their cases, the novel springs to life. Emma's story unfolds before our eyes. The trial is a reality check for us, rekindling the debate over the status of women at the time. What will the verdict be for Flaubert? What will the verdict be for women - for all the other Emmas?
Director:
Didier Bivel
Writers:
Natalie Carter, Ève de Castro.
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Camille Metayer as Emma Bovary |
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Thierry Godard as Charles Bovary |
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Laurent Stocker as Pinard |
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Alexandre Brasseur as Senard |
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Dominique Pinon as Homais |
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Grégory Fitoussi as Rodolphe |
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Laurent Bateau as Lheureux |
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Alexandre Blazy as Gustave Flaubert |
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Julien de Saint Jean as Léon |
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François Girard as Professeur de Savate |
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Pol Moan as Justin |
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Quentin Gouverneur as Jeannot |
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Marie Narbonne as Félicité |
| Directing | Didier Bivel | Director |
| Writing | Gustave Flaubert | Author |
| Writing | Natalie Carter | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ève de Castro | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Véronique Boumaza | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadine Bournazeau | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Clémence Stoloff | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Nicolas Errèra | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Marc Falchier | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurence Grosjean | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Corinne Masselo | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Marie Dupuy D'Angeac | Producer |
| Production | Laurence Bachman | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nathalie Fedrizzi | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Benjamin Rosier | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Xavier Drouault | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Corinne Bossu | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michèle Constantinides | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Okinawa Valérie Guerard | Casting |
| Art | Cédric Henry | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tiphaine Gerbeaud | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Hervé Buirette | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Olivier Dandré | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Aïn Varet | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cécile Dulac | Costume Design |