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  • 2015
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  • 2015
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  • 1 h 39 m

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 sets...

Directed By: Anne Fontaine

Written By: Pascal Bonitzer, Posy Simmonds, Anne Fontaine

  • 2015
  • R
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 39 m

Gemma Bovery

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
58
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
6.4
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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 sets...

Directed By: Anne Fontaine

Written By: Pascal Bonitzer, Posy Simmonds, Anne Fontaine

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
58
48% Positive
13 Reviews
44% Mixed
12 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
58
48% Positive
13 Reviews
44% Mixed
12 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews

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88
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.”
By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 25, 2015
Again like Chabrol, Fontaine has a way of making you laugh, on and off, for 90 minutes, before leaving you feeling a little queasy from too much truth.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
70
May 28, 2015
As pure entertainment it certainly does the job, although much of the text's existential weight is lost in the process.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 19, 2015
While the Norman vistas are glorious, the storytelling lacks wit and charm.
By Patrick Peters FULL REVIEW
50
May 28, 2015
As a bored baker with an overactive imagination, the wonderful French actor Fabrice Luchini is the only reason to see Gemma Bovery, a mildly amusing riff on Flaubert. H
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 27, 2015
It feels more that Gemma Bovery goes through the motions of the novel, restricted by its own pretensions to meet high-brow literature.
By Ed Frankl FULL REVIEW
37
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.
By Stephanie Merry FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
6.4
64% Positive
7 Ratings
18% Mixed
2 Ratings
18% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
6.4
64% Positive
7 Ratings
18% Mixed
2 Ratings
18% Negative
2 Ratings

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Production Company Albertine Productions, Ciné@, Gaumont, Cinéfrance 1888, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, France Télévisions, Orange Cinéma Séries, Ruby Films, British Film Institute (BFI)
Release Date May 29, 2015
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Can life really imitate art?
Website http://www.mozinet.hu/hu/filmjeink/film/89/gemma_bovery#
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Awards

World Soundtrack Awards
• 1 Nomination
Film by the Sea International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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