Madame Bovary (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Sophie Barthes |
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| Cinematography | Andrij Parekh |
| Edited by | Mikkel E.G. Nielsen |
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Madame Bovary is a 2014 French-Belgian-American drama film directed by Sophie Barthes and starring Mia Wasikowska, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Paul Giamatti, and Ezra Miller. The film is based on the novel of the same name by the famous French author Gustave Flaubert in 1856.
Plot
This "Madame Bovary" begins as teenage Emma (Mia Wasikowska) is packing up her belongings and preparing to leave the convent to marry the man her farmer father has arranged as her husband: country doctor Charles Bovary (Henry Lloyd-Hughes). But life in the small, provincial town of Yonville soon makes her miserable, as she spends her days alone reading or wandering in the garden while Charles tends to patients. Even when he's home, he's such a drag that he may as well not even be there.
Emma longs for more—excitement, passion, status, love. She shows restraint at first when smitten law clerk Leon Dupuis (Ezra Miller) skittishly professes his affections for her. But she's definitely ready for extramarital activities once the dashing Marquis (Logan Marshall-Green) makes even more overt advances. The affair emboldens her and gives her glimpse of the good life, inspiring her to spend more and more money she doesn't have on lavish dresses and decorations from the obsequious dry-goods dealer Monsieur Lheureux (Rhys Ifans), who's all-too happy to continue extending her credit.
Cast
- Mia Wasikowska as Emma Bovary[2]
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Charles Bovary[2]
- Ezra Miller as Leon Dupuis,[2] one of Emma's lovers[3]
- Paul Giamatti as Monsieur Homais,[2] the local pharmacist[3]
- Rhys Ifans as Monsieur Lheureux[2]
- Logan Marshall-Green as the Marquis or Rodolphe Boulanger in the novel[4]
- Olivier Gourmet as Monsieur Rouault[4]
- Laura Carmichael as Henrietta[4]
Production
In March 2012, it was reported that Mia Wasikowska had been cast in a film to be directed by Sophie Barthes.[5] Ezra Miller joined the cast in May[6] and Rhys Ifans in October 2012.[7] Laura Carmichael, Olivier Gourmet, and Logan Marshall-Green were linked to the project in September 2013.[8] Filming began on 30 September 2013 in Normandy.[8][9]
Joe Neurauter and Felipe Marino of Occupant Entertainment will produce the film in association with director Sophie Barthes' production company Aden Films and Jaime Mateus-Tique from Aleph Motion Pictures.[10]
Warner Bros. secured all German-speaking rights to the film from A Company Filmed Entertainment in April 2014.[10]
On September 9, 2014, one day before its Telluride Film Festival debut, Millennium Entertainment acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the film.[11]
Reception
Madame Bovary received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 44% score based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The film's consensus reads: "Over the years, Flaubert's Madame Bovary has proven an exceedingly difficult novel to film—and this version adds another disappointing entry to the list."[12] The film holds a score of 52 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]
References
- ↑ "Madame Bovary will be in selected theaters in June 12, 2015." Official page of Madame Bovary.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jeff Labrecque (31 October 2013). "'Madame Bovary' first look: Mia Wasikowska stars as Flaubert's tragic heroine". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Miller's thrills over Madame Bovary". Belfast Telegraph. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 Sean O'Connell (30 September 2013). "Mia Wasikowska's Madame Bovary Begins Principal Photography In France". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (March 30, 2012). "Mia Wasikowska set for 'Bovary'". Variety.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (May 10, 2012). "Ezra Miller joins 'Bovary' cast". Variety.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (October 24, 2012). "Rhys Ifans books 'Madame Bovary' role". Variety.
- 1 2 McNary, Dave (September 30, 2013). "Laura Carmichael, Olivier Gourmet, Logan Marshall-Green Join 'Madame Bovary'". Variety.
- ↑ Abramovitch, Seth (September 30, 2013). "'Downton Abbey' Star Joins 'Madame Bovary'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- 1 2 Nancy Tartaglione (23 April 2014). "Global Showbiz Briefs: Warner Bros Germany Courts 'Madame Bovary'; 'Jamaica Inn' Off To Strong Start On BBC One". Deadline.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2014/09/toronto-millennium-nearing-deal-for-madame-bovary-830444/
- ↑ "Madame Bovary (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Madame Bovary". Metacritic. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
External links
- Madame Bovary at the Internet Movie Database
- Madame Bovary plot at Rogerebert