In the trailer, we see how clearly the plot mirrors that of Flaubert’s novel. What makes this adaptation fresh, however, is that Joubert is apparently a fan of "Madame Bovary" and is fully aware of ...

Gemma and Charles Bovery move into a farmhouse in Normandy, and their new neighbor can't control himself. Their names -- so close to the characters in Flaubert's masterpiece! Their behavior -- she's ...

Oh, how I rued my failed foreign-language skills in the opening moments of Gemma Bovery. Who wants to read subtitles when a French baker is rolling out such pliant, such pokeable, such heavenly ...