Madame Bovary (1949) |
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| Director(s) | Vincente Minnelli |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Infidelity, Romance (Drama) |
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Jennifer Jones(as Emma Bovary)
Madame Bovary
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1949
Madame Bovary
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1949
Jennifer Jones
(as Emma Bovary)
James Mason(as Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
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1949
Madame Bovary
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1949
James Mason
(as Gustave Flaubert)
Van Heflin(as Charles Bovary)
Madame Bovary
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1949
Madame Bovary
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1949
Van Heflin
(as Charles Bovary)
Louis Jourdan(as Rodolphe Boulanger)
Madame Bovary
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1949
Madame Bovary
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1949
Louis Jourdan
(as Rodolphe Boulanger)
Gene Lockhart(as J. Homais)
Madame Bovary
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1949
Madame Bovary
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1949
Gene Lockhart
(as J. Homais)
Gladys Cooper(as Mme. Dupuis)
Madame Bovary
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1949
Madame Bovary
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1949
Gladys Cooper
(as Mme. Dupuis)
John Abbott(as Mayor Tuvache)
Madame Bovary
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1949
Madame Bovary
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1949
John Abbott
(as Mayor Tuvache)
Harry Morgan(as Hyppolite)
Madame Bovary
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1949
Madame Bovary
Released
1949
Harry Morgan
(as Hyppolite)
Madame Bovary Overview:
Madame Bovary (1949) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
Academy Awards 1949 --- Ceremony Number 22 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Richard A. Pef | Nominated |
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Madame Bovary (1949)
Madame Bovary Directed by Vincente Minnelli Written by Robert Ardrey from the novel by Gustave Flaubert 1949/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental How could MGM destroy a masterpiece of world literature? Let me count the ways. The story of the novel is bookended by scenes of th... Read full article
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Madame Bovary Quotes:
Gustave Flaubert:
[at his trial] To declare that men have absolute power over truth is blasphemy, and the last delusion. Truth lives forever, men do not.
Rodolphe Boulanger:
I'm a fairly courageous man, Emma, but I was afraid of you.
Emma Bovary: No! Oh... oh, I ask for too much, I know it. I expected too much of you.
Rodolphe Boulanger: You asked for something that consumes while it burns - that destroys everything it touches. I didn't want to be destroyed.
Emma Bovary: No! Oh... oh, I ask for too much, I know it. I expected too much of you.
Rodolphe Boulanger: You asked for something that consumes while it burns - that destroys everything it touches. I didn't want to be destroyed.
Gustave Flaubert:
Forgiveness is still, as I understand it, among the Christian sentiments.
Charles Bovary:
I like everything, I suppose that's what's wrong with me.
Gustave Flaubert:
Could it have been otherwise? She had wept no doubt in the early morning hours. Was Emma the first bride to weep while the bridegroom slept? Or the last? Tristan, Lancelot, love in a Scotch cottage, love in a Swiss chalet...
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The Breen Office opposed the movie, saying that it had too many controversies and innuendo; everything from the makeup to the kissing scenes had be washed down a bit to pass the censors.
Director Vincente Minnelli wanted Lana Turner for the role of Emma, but was convinced that a more dignified actress like Greer Garson or Jennifer Jones was needed for the audience to understand the character more.