The story of Madame Bovary can be a tough sell or an easy one depending on your personal point of view. Much of it hinges on whether you believe the titular character's actions are acceptable or not. But, whatever you may feel about Emma Bovary, you will assuredly agree that Mia Wasikowska is brilliant in the part in the latest film incarnation.
The classic Gustave Flaubert novel, which has been adapted for the screen several times before, here is directed by Sophie Barthes with a screenplay from Barthes and Felipe Marino. While the overarching plot will undoubtedly be familiar to those who know the story, it is not a straight adaptation with some characters and incidents unfolding in somewhat altered fashion.
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The classic Gustave Flaubert novel, which has been adapted for the screen several times before, here is directed by Sophie Barthes with a screenplay from Barthes and Felipe Marino. While the overarching plot will undoubtedly be familiar to those who know the story, it is not a straight adaptation with some characters and incidents unfolding in somewhat altered fashion.
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