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Movie Review: MADAME BOVARY

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From: Cineman Syndicate
Date: 19840101
Author:Cineman Syndicate

Cineman Syndicate
Cineman Syndicate
01-01-1984
Movie Review: MADAME BOVARY

Gustave Flaubert's acclaimed novel is adapted for the screen with precision but lacking in dramatic energy. The 1949 Vincente Minnelli version did the job with more appeal and style. Isabelle Huppert looks lovely as the restless doctor's wife who engages in disastrous extra-marital affairs. But this intriguing character comes off as stiff and uninvolving. A good supporting cast, including Jean-Francois Balmer and Christophe Malavoy, is saddled with understated roles. In French. English titles. (PG) FAIR DRAMA ...

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