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Madame Bovary (1975)

Madame Bovary poster
Directed by
Rodney Bennett
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rated
13+
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in 19th century rural France becomes disillusioned with her mundane marriage and seeks passion through romantic affairs and luxury purchases. Her quest for excitement leads to mounting debt and emotional turmoil.

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What happens

Madame Bovary is a British period television series, based on the novel of the same title by Gustave Flaubert. It originally aired in four episodes on BBC 2 in 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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