The Emma Bovary Trial

The Emma Bovary Trial (2021-09-15)

Documentary | History | TV Movie |

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Overview

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.

Directed By: Audrey Gordon

Star Cast: Natalia Dontcheva , Vincent Sacripanti , Tiago Gomes Rodrigues , Catherine Millet ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 53m
Popularity: 1.7142
Language: fr

Budget: $0
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Vote Average: 6.8
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Keywords

literature trial censorship 19th century classic literature portrait of an artist social scandal book writing french writer controversial book literature history

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Natalia Dontcheva

Natalia Dontcheva

Self - Narrator (voice)

Vincent Sacripanti

Vincent Sacripanti

Self - Narrator (voice)

Tiago Gomes Rodrigues

Tiago Gomes Rodrigues

Self - Playwright

Catherine Millet

Catherine Millet

Self - Writer

Jacques Rancière

Jacques Rancière

Self - Philosopher

Karl Ove Knausgård

Karl Ove Knausgård

Self - Writer

Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa

Self - Writer

Régis Jauffret

Régis Jauffret

Self - Writer

Nathalie Sarraute

Nathalie Sarraute

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Maurice Nadeau

Maurice Nadeau

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Mia Wasikowska

Mia Wasikowska

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Sophie Barthes

Sophie Barthes

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)