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Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary
★ 6.0/10•1975•55m•13+•Drama
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In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

StatusEnded
Runtime55m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 22, 1975

Episodes

E175m

Marriage

Following the death of her mother, Emma Rouault spends her days dreaming of romance. A focus for her romantic ideals arrives in the form of Dr Charles Bovary and he's soon captivated by her youthful charms.

Sep 22, 1975

E250m

First Love

A new start in Yonville coincides with the discovery that Emma is pregnant and the introduction of Léon Dupuis, a handsome and passionate law student who quickly becomes Emma's close companion and confidant.

Sep 29, 1975

E351m

Lost Love

Emma continues a double life of extreme contrasts: stolen time spent with her lover Rodolphe and writing to or dreaming about him, the counterpoint to domesticity. Charles' love for Emma renders him oblivious to her faults and his pride obliges him to indulge her naïveté in frivolities beyond their means. The Draper, Lheureux, supplier of these luxuries, increases profits by luring customers into his web of usury. As Emma's spending expands into expensive presents for her lover, Lheureux's debts mount.

Oct 6, 1975

E453m

Judgement

Emma sinks deeper into the spiral of deceit and, in order to finance presents and trysts in Rouen, deeper into debt with Lheureux. When, on the death of his uncle, Charles is left property, Emma and Lheureux conspire to obtain power of attorney. Despite fierce opposition from her mother-in-law, she achieves this and continues to fund illicit meetings with Léon. Lheureux sells on the debt to another moneylender who gives Emm two days to find enough money to keep him at bay.

Oct 12, 1975

Actors

Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis

Emma Bovary (née Rouault)

Tom Conti

Tom Conti

Dr Charles Bovary

Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Homais

Brian Stirner

Léon Dupuis

David Waller

Father Bournisien

Gabrielle Lloyd

Gabrielle Lloyd

Felicite

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