The Emma Bovary Trial

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The accused, the real one, is, through him, Emma Bovary, heroine with a thousand faces and a thousand desires, guilty without doubt of an unforgivable desire to live.

Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie

Stars: Natalia Dontcheva, Vincent Sacripanti, Tiago Gomes Rodrigues, Catherine Millet, Jacques Rancière, Karl Ove Knausgård

Crew: Audrey Gordon (Director), Audrey Gordon (Writer), Émilie Musset (Writer), Carine Ruszniewski (Producer), Antoine Assayas (Original Music Composer), Nadia ben Rachid (Editor)

Country: France

Language: EnglishFrançaisDeutschItalianoNorskPortuguêsPусскийEspañol

Studio: Gogogo Films, ARTE, CNC, TV5 Monde

Runtime: 53 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Sep 15, 2021

IMDb: 4.2

Keywords:literature, trial, censorship, 19th century, classic literature, portrait of an artist, social scandal, book writing, french writer, controversial book, literature history

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The Emma Bovary Trial

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