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MONEY
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Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Madame Bovary
2015 1h 58m EN
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5.7
MID
★5.7TMDB · 423
Drama
Synopsis
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In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Mia Wasikowska
Emma Bovary
Rhys Ifans
Monsieur Lheureux
Ezra Miller
Leon Dupuis
Logan Marshall-Green
The Marquis
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Charles Bovary
Laura Carmichael
Henriette
Olivier Gourmet
Monsieur Rouault
Paul Giamatti
Monsieur Homais
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sophie Barthes
- Writers
- Sophie Barthes, Felipe Marino
- Languages
- Latin, English, French
- Countries
- Belgium, Germany, United States of America
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ERA
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Released 11 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Latin, English, French.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Germany, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Sophie Barthes, shot by Andrij Parekh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Sacha Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mikkel E.G. Nielsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mia Wasikowska and Rhys Ifans and Ezra Miller carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sophie Barthes directs. Andrij Parekh behind the camera. Sacha Galperine scores. Mikkel E.G. Nielsen cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Belgium, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in Latin, English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 11 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Latin, English, French.
- 4International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Germany, United States of America.
- 5Directed by Sophie Barthes, shot by Andrij Parekh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Sacha Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Mikkel E.G. Nielsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Mia Wasikowska and Rhys Ifans and Ezra Miller carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt2334733 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andrij Parekh
- Original score
- Sacha Galperine
- Editing
- Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
- Production design
- Benoît Barouh
- Costume design
- Valérie Ranchoux
- Makeup / hair
- Lisa Schonker
- VFX supervisor
- Ronald Grauer
- Sound
- Magali Schuermans
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Box office
- $658,532
- Return
- 8% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Sophie Barthes
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AL
Aleph Motion Pictures
- AD
Aden Film
US
SCOPE Pictures
BE
Left Field Ventures
BE
- GE
Gem Films
- VP
VP Finance
- OC
Occupant Entertainment
DE
- RA
Radiant Films International
US
- AL
Altus Media
- PR
Prescience Film Finance
Key crew
- ProducerJoe Neurauter
- ProducerSophie Barthes
- Costume DesignValérie Ranchoux
- Costume DesignChristian Gasc
- Production DesignBenoît Barouh
- ProducerJaime Mateus-Tique
- NovelGustave Flaubert
- Location ManagerMargot Luneau
- Art DirectionChristophe Couzon
- Key Makeup ArtistLisa Schonker
- Set DresserFrédéric Vialle
- Graphic DesignerTeddy Barouh
- Production Office CoordinatorAriane Cousi
- Production ManagerLaurent Hanon
- Script SupervisorJulie Ghesquiere
- Set DecorationIsabelle Girard
- Casting DirectorDixie Chassay
- Extras CastingLaurent Soulet
- Sound MixerMarc Engels
- Property MasterÉdouard Blaise
- Casting AssistantIsabella Odoffin
- Post Production SupervisorIngrid Rubbens
- Visual Effects SupervisorRonald Grauer
- Special Effects TechnicianJean-Christophe Bourgeois
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- period drama
- social status
- extramarital affair
- woman director
- 19th century
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2014-08-30· Telluride Film Festival
- Premiere2014-10-10· Hamptons International Film Festival
- Theatrical2015-06-12R
Also known as
International titles
- 慾見包法利夫人TW
