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The Emma Bovary Trial (2021)

Original title: Le Procès d'Emma Bovary

2021-09-15 · 53m · FR
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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.

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Audrey GordonDirector, WriterÉmilie MussetWriter

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Natalia DontchevaNatalia DontchevaSelf - Narrator (voice)Vincent SacripantiVincent SacripantiSelf - Narrator (voice)Tiago RodriguesTiago RodriguesSelf - PlaywrightCatherine MilletCatherine MilletSelf - WriterJacques RancièreJacques RancièreSelf - PhilosopherKarl Ove KnausgårdKarl Ove KnausgårdSelf - WriterMario Vargas LlosaMario Vargas LlosaSelf - WriterRégis JauffretRégis JauffretSelf - WriterNathalie SarrauteNathalie SarrauteSelf - Writer (archive footage)Maurice NadeauMaurice NadeauSelf - Writer (archive footage)Julian BarnesJulian BarnesSelf - Writer (archive footage)Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertSelf - Actress (archive footage)

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19th centuryTrialCensorshipLiteratureNovel writingPortrait of an artistFrench writerFrench literatureClassic literatureSocial scandalControversial bookLiterature history

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Genre affinityTv Movie · History · DocumentaryTheme affinity19th Century · Trial · CensorshipPacingShortDirector preference1385055Actor preference34502 · 94383 · 782888Country preferenceFr

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What is The Emma Bovary Trial about?

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.

How long is The Emma Bovary Trial?

The Emma Bovary Trial has a runtime of 53 minutes.