Madame Bovary [Blu-ray]

Director: Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli

Overview

In this film version of Gustave Flaubert's novel, James Mason appears as Flaubert, defending his inflammatory novel before a jury. Thus, the tragedy of Emma Bovary is offered as a product of Flaubert's imagination. The body of the film concerns Emma's attempt to escape the boredom of her bourgeois existence.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/12/2023
UPC:	0810134947467
Original Release:	1949
Rating:	NR
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	5,806

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jennifer Jones	Emma Bovary
James Mason	Gustave Flaubert
Van Heflin	Charles Bovary
Louis Jourdan	Rodolphe Boulanger
Alf Kjellin	Leon Dupuis
Gene Lockhart	J. Homais
Frank Allenby	Lhereux
Gladys Cooper	Mme. Dupuis
John Abbott	Mayor Tuvache
Harry Morgan	Hyppolite,Woman
George Zucco	Dubocage
Ellen Corby	Felicite
Eduard Franz	Roualt
Henri Letondal	Guillaumin
Esther Somers	Mme. Lefrancois
Frederic Tozere	Pinard
Paul Cavanagh	Marquis D'Andervilliers
Larry Simms	Justin
Dawn Kinney	Berthe
Edith Evanson	Mother Superior
Edward Keane	Presiding Judge
Paul Bryar	Bailiff
Teddy Infuhr	Boy
Florence Auer	Mme. Petree
Constance Purdy	Mme. Foulard
Harold Krueger	Harelip Youth
Karl Johnson	Drunken Guest
Phil Schumacher	Guest
Jack Stoney	Guest
Anne Kunde	Guest
Sailor Vincent	Guest
Richard Alexander	Guest
Helen Thurston	Guest
Lon Poff	Guest
Stuart Holmes	Guest
Fred Cordova	Guest
Gracille LaVinder	Woman
Jeanine Caruso	Berthe (age 15 months)
Ed Agresti	Man
Charles Bancroft	Man
Mayo Newhall	Man
David Cavendish	Man
Andre Charisse	Young Man
Manuel Paris	Servant
Victor Kilian	Mons. Canivet
Angi O. Poulos	Porter
John Ardizoni	Lagandy
Dickie Derrel	Urchin
Charles de Ravenne	Pimply-faced Youth
George Davis	Innkeeper
Helen St. Rayner	Opera Singer
Vernon Steele	Priest
Bert LeBaron	Young Man
Miklós Rózsa	Composer

Technical Credits

Robert Ardrey

Pandro S. Berman	Producer
Vincente Minnelli	Director
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects
Robert Ardrey	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Prolific screen star Isabelle Huppert turns in another fine performance with her frequent collaborator Claude Chabrol (e.g., Story of Women, La CA©rA©monie) as the dissatisfied wife in Gustave Flaubert's classic novel. An inconsistent use of narration, some abrupt editing, and an overly languid pace detract from an otherwise well-mounted period piece. A bonus doc looking at Huppert's career provides compensation. For larger collections.

—Jeff T. Dick

Library Journal