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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)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Richard A. PefNominated

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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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Madame Bovary Facts
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.

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