Directed by:
Anne FontaineComposer:
Bruno CoulaisCast:
Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Isabelle Candelier, Kacey Mottet Klein, Mel Raido, Niels Schneider, Edith Scob, Elsa Zylberstein (more)Plots(1)
In this vibrant seriocomic re-imagining of Flaubert's literary classic 'Madame Bovary', life imitates art in uncanny ways when earthy British beauty Gemma Bovery (Gemma Arterton) and her furniture restorer husband Charles (Jason Flemyng) move to a charming ramshackle old farmhouse in the very same Norman village where the novel was written a century earlier. Their welcoming neighbour, local baker and Flaubert expert Martin Joubert (Fabrice Luchini) becomes entranced with Gemma and sets out to be her guide and mentor to her new surroundings. It doesn't take long before he is drawing parallels between the literary and real life woman, while he insinuates himself into her life. (Shock Entertainment)
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Romantically sunny La Provence can never be all bad. The female version of A Good Year, but less comedic, and following the book, tries to be more dramatic and judgmental, although it only manages to grasp the spirit of it just before the end. Both additions, however, are equally charming and vibrant with the pure vitality of the French countryside. Superb cinematography and editing, an even better Gemma Arterton, for whom this was tailor-made and certainly not just because of the coincidence of her first name.
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