{"id":74006,"date":"2021-07-16T09:38:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T16:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74006"},"modified":"2021-07-25T21:24:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T04:24:23","slug":"madame-bovary-1934","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74006","title":{"rendered":"Madame Bovary (1934)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I can&#8217;t bear to look at him &#8212; I hate him!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-1934-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-1934-Poster-221x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-74007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-1934-Poster-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-1934-Poster-94x128.png 94w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-1934-Poster-199x270.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-1934-Poster.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman (Valentine Tessier) married to a dull country doctor (Pierre Renoir) has an affair with a womanizer (Fernand Fabre), then with a law student (Daniel Lecourtois), all while borrowing excessive amounts of money from a lender (Le Vigan) who eventually demands to be paid.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Jean Renoir Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary lists 20 out of 30 sound-era films by French auteur Jean Renoir in his <em>GFTFF<\/em>, including this relatively early entry in his oeuvre &#8212; the second cinematic adaptation of Gustave Flaubert&#8217;s once-scandalous novel <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madame_Bovary\"><em>Madame Bovary<\/em><\/a> (later filmed by <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48863\">Vincente Minnelli in 1949 with Jennifer Jones<\/a>). Tessier (in her early 40s) seems a bit old to be playing young Emma, but nicely portrays her consternation at finding herself in a marriage which offers her no satisfaction whatsoever.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Tessier.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Tessier-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Tessier-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Tessier-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Tessier-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Tessier-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Tessier-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Tessier.png 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since I&#8217;m not a fan of Flaubert&#8217;s novel (or Emma Bovary herself), I can&#8217;t speak to personal appreciation or enjoyment of the storyline &#8212; but Renoir&#8217;s strong directorial hand is in continuous evidence, making it at the very least visually interesting.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine direction by Renoir<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Still3-1024x766.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Still3-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Still3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Still3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Still3-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Still3-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Still3.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Face-in-Hands.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Face-in-Hands-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Face-in-Hands-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Face-in-Hands-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Face-in-Hands-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Face-in-Hands-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Face-in-Hands-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Face-in-Hands.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Cinematography-1024x766.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Cinematography-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Cinematography-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Cinematography-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Cinematography-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Cinematography.png 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Set.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Set-1024x761.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Set-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Set-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Set-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Set-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Set-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Madame-Bovary-Set.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0025442\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1934\/11\/19\/archives\/madame-bovary-in-a-film.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/madame-bovary\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t bear to look at him &#8212; I hate him!&#8221; Synopsis: A woman (Valentine Tessier) married to a dull country doctor (Pierre Renoir) has an affair with a womanizer (Fernand Fabre), then with a law student (Daniel Lecourtois), all while borrowing excessive amounts of money from a lender (Le Vigan) who eventually demands to be paid. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: French Films Historical Drama Infidelity Jean Renoir Films Review: Peary lists 20 out of 30 sound-era films by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74006\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74006"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74372,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74006\/revisions\/74372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}