MOVIE

The Emma Bovary Trial

Name: The Emma Bovary Trial
Director: Audrey Gordon
Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
Released: 2021-09-15
Cast: Natalia Dontcheva, Vincent Sacripanti, Tiago Gomes Rodrigues, Catherine Millet, Jacques Rancière

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The accused, the real one, is, through him, Emma Bovary, heroine with a thousand faces and a thousand desires, guilty without doubt of an unforgivable desire to live.

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The accused… + more

Original Title

Le Procès d'Emma Bovary

Release Date

2021-09-15

Year

2021

Duration

53m

Status

Released

Score

6.80

Genres

Documentary History TV Movie

Production

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