
Emma Bovary is bored by her country doctor husband and gives in to the affections of several rich suitors as well as the temptation of living beyond her husband's means. This version of the second greatest novel ever written (according to a 2007 poll), Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary focuses on the adulterous affairs of the title character and more than any other version to date, on her intoxicating beauty. This is no wonder when you realize Emma Bovary is played by the stunning Edwige Fenech at the start of her long and illustrious career.
Considéré à sa parution en 1857 comme une atteinte à la morale publique et religieuse, ce roman apporte un témoignage sur la condition de la femme, la société bourgeoise et la vie en province au XIXe siècle à travers le personnage d'Emma Bovary, épouse de Charles, médecin de campagne en Normandie. …
Considéré à sa parution en 1857 comme une atteinte à la morale publique et religieuse, ce roman apporte un témoignage sur la condition de la femme, la société bourgeoise et la vie en province au XIXe siècle à travers le personnage d'Emma Bovary, épouse de Charles, médecin de campagne en Normandie. …
On this piano recital, pianist David Kadouch explores the Les musiques de Madame Bovary. "The relationship between music and literature has always stimulated me. The memories and images that one can have of a narrative can inhabit and magnify the notes of a composer. I wanted to imagine the music that Emma Bovary might have listened to during her short life, evoking the often-forgotten women composers of Flaubert's time. With this question hanging in the air: could Emma Bovary's fate, her suicide, have been avoided, if these female creators had had the notoriety they deserved?"