Gemma Bovery

Name: Gemma Bovery
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: May 29, 2015
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton, Isabelle Candelier, Jason Flemyng, Niels Schneider

2015

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Music Box Films | Release Date: May 29, 2015 | R

Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton, Isabelle Candelier, Jason Flemyng, Niels Schneider

Summary: Life begins to imitate art in uncanny ways when earthy British beauty Gemma (Gemma Arterton) and her furniture restorer husband Charles Bovery (Jason Flemyng) move to the very same Norman village where the novel was written. Local baker and Flaubert fan Martin Joubert (Fabrice Luchini) falls for the lovely and charming newcomer and setsLife begins to imitate art in uncanny ways when earthy British beauty Gemma (Gemma Arterton) and her furniture restorer husband Charles Bovery (Jason Flemyng) move to the very same Norman village where the novel was written. Local baker and Flaubert fan Martin Joubert (Fabrice Luchini) falls for the lovely and charming newcomer and sets out to be her mentor. It doesn't take long before his wild imagination leads him to draw parallels between the literary and real life woman, as he insinuates himself into her life. She soon finds herself at a crossroads that seems to be fulfilling Joubert's worst fears that her destiny is mirroring that of Flaubert's doomed heroine. [Music Box Films]… Expand

Director: Anne Fontaine

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 99 min

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Joe Williams

Jul 9, 2015

This meta movie even has fun with faulty translations between French and English. To paraphrase Gemma as she conjugates verbs on the treadmill, “J’ai adorée.” Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

May 26, 2015

Fontaine handles the assignations with sympathetic shorthand — we see what Martin sees, but we see more, too, enough to understand that Gemma's dalliances are vital to her but not overwhelming. She has a handle on them. Read full review

Kyle Smith

May 28, 2015

Laden with witty ironies, the film by Anne Fontaine suggests men may not play exactly the roles they think they do in women’s lives. Read full review

Empire Patrick Peters

Aug 19, 2015

While the Norman vistas are glorious, the storytelling lacks wit and charm. Read full review

Connie Ogle

Jun 11, 2015

As it is, Gemma Bovery is as dry as day-old bread: Not inedible, but why bother with it if you can find something fresher? Read full review

Anthony Lane

May 28, 2015

The only performer who seems at ease is Luchini, eternally hangdog, who in one juicy moment spies Gemma and her beau-to-be, at a market stall, and confesses not to envy but to “a strange kind of jubilation” at seeing Flaubert’s narrative lock into place. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Jun 11, 2015

The movie winks and nudges its way through a lighter, modernized variation of the classic, proud of its own cleverness every time Gemma’s life mirrors Madame B’s. But imitation for the sake of itself isn’t brilliant, especially when the elements most worthy of copying — Flaubert’s precise narration and telling details — don’t make the cut. Read full review

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 23, 2021

I enjoyed this as a French film centering on English/British people. Its mostly in French but not entirely and I liked the subtlety it has. There are some thoughtful moments and nice settings, in lush gardens and the like. There are some fairly amusing moments, though it is a fairly cringe-yI enjoyed this as a French film centering on English/British people. Its mostly in French but not entirely and I liked the subtlety it has. There are some thoughtful moments and nice settings, in lush gardens and the like. There are some fairly amusing moments, though it is a fairly cringe-y sort of comedy present at times. As the film went on and the plot progressed, I found it more amusing and ridiculous but in a good way, so it's fair to say I enjoyed it and I would recommend it to others, yes.… Expand

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