Gemma Bovery
After moving to the French countryside with her husband, the British beauty Gemma Bovery draws the attention of a local baker who finds in the moving couple a resemblance to the heroes of Madame Bovar…
Gemma Bovery
After moving to the French countryside with her husband, the British beauty Gemma Bovery draws the attention of a local baker who finds in the moving couple a resemblance to the heroes of Madame Bovary. Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes. —Toronto International Film Festival Martin Joubert had had enough of his life as a typical Parisian hipster and returned to his home village in Normandy. There, the literature lover has been living a quiet life as a baker for several years now. When an English couple named Charles and Gemma Bovery purchase a dilapidated property in his neighborhood, his vivid imagination is sparked. Is this similarity in names to the setting of Flaubert's famous novel a coincidence? Martin regularly walks his dog near the Boverys' house and gradually learns more about the strangers. He discovers eerie parallels between Gemma and the main character of his favorite novel, "Madame Bovary," and feels increasingly transported into the story. Eventually, the melancholic Martin falls in love with Gemma and hopes that her life will not end like that of Emma Bovary. He must warn her, but Gemma is not even familiar with this classic of world literature. —Arte
Gemma Bovery
Comedy,Drama,Romance
Film Details
After moving to the French countryside with her husband, the British beauty Gemma Bovery draws the attention of a local baker who finds in the moving couple a resemblance to the heroes of Madame Bovary. Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.
—Toronto International Film Festival Martin Joubert had had enough of his life as a typical Parisian hipster and returned to his home village in Normandy. There, the literature lover has been living a quiet life as a baker for several years now. When an English couple named Charles and Gemma Bovery purchase a dilapidated property in his neighborhood, his vivid imagination is sparked.
Is this similarity in names to the setting of Flaubert's famous novel a coincidence? Martin regularly walks his dog near the Boverys' house and gradually learns more about the strangers. He discovers eerie parallels between Gemma and the main character of his favorite novel, "Madame Bovary," and feels increasingly transported into the story. Eventually, the melancholic Martin falls in love with Gemma and hopes that her life will not end like that of Emma Bovary.
He must warn her, but Gemma is not even familiar with this classic of world literature. —Arte.