Pleasure

"A Raunchy Reworking of Flaubert's Madame Bovery"

1994 1h 30m EN

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Synopsis

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Alan Bleasdale's modern re-telling of Madame Bovary. A tale of passion, greed, revenge, and of course pleasure, set in France. Starring Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar, Jennifer Ehle and James Larkin. In the French city of Rouen, the beautiful, young but bored Emma seeks to escape her dull married life. Her dreams are answered, and her comfortable, peaceful existence soon tarnished when she answers a lonely-hearts ad. She meets Gustave, a unsuccessful toy salesman, and potential con man. Together they begin a passionate affair, where they indulge in illicit sex and illegal scams. But parallel to their exhilarating affair, the police are on the hunt for a mysterious masked robber known only as Le Terroriste. As the stakes rise, and a betrayal means Emma finding herself alone, her own talents for deception develop into an overwhelming and obsessive desire for her to get her revenge.

“A Raunchy Reworking of Flaubert's Madame Bovery”

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Cast

Jennifer Ehle
Emma Desneuves
Adrian Dunbar
Gustave Coudray
James Larkin
Charles Desneuves
Rosalind Knight
Madame Desneuves
Judith Paris
La Patronne
Robert Austin
Le Patron
Sarah Badel
The Widow
Trevor Byfield
Hotelier

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ian Sharp
Writers: Christopher Hood
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Jennifer Ehle and Adrian Dunbar and James Larkin carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Raunchy Reworking of Flaubert's Madame Bovery".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0110850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ian Sharp directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Jennifer Ehle and Adrian Dunbar and James Larkin carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A Raunchy Reworking of Flaubert's Madame Bovery".
6IMDB entry: tt0110850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.