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Gemma Bovery (2014)

Gemma Bovery poster
Directed by
Anne Fontaine
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 347 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French baker fixates on a new English neighbor who reminds him of the novel Madame Bovary. Her arrival stirs up his quiet life and his imagination about her romantic adventures.

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What happens

Gemma Bovery is a 2014 French comedy-drama film based on Posy Simmonds' 1999 graphic novel of the same name. Directed by Anne Fontaine, the film stars Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Mel Raido and Fabrice Luchini. The film premiered at the 2014 Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême on 24 August 2014, and showed in the Special Presentations section at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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