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) |
Featured Cast of Madame Bovary See More »
Jennifer Jones
(as Emma Bovary)
James Mason
(as Gustave Flaubert)
Van Heflin
(as Charles Bovary)
Louis Jourdan
(as Rodolphe Boulanger)
Gene Lockhart
(as J. Homais)
Gladys Cooper
(as Mme. Dupuis)
John Abbott
(as Mayor Tuvache)
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:
Emma Bovary:
Is it a crime to want things to be beautiful?
Charles Bovary:
This could be a disaster, Emma, these people are aristocrats, I know them, I've treated their servants.
Emma Bovary:
Do you know, Charles, why that clock strikes? To announce the death of another hour.
Charles Bovary:
[to the Marquis] I'm just a village doctor and it isn't often I have the honor of murdering such a distinguished patient.
Gustave Flaubert:
She had learned to be a woman for whom experience would always be a prison, and freedom would lie always beyond the horizon.
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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.