Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sophie Barthes Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Ezra Miller, Rhys Ifans, Paul Giamatti, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Logan Marshall-Green, Laura Carmichael. Olivier Gourmet. Gustave Flaubert’s 1865 brooding and bittersweet tragedy about a self destructive, adulterous 19th century housewife and her tragic fall from grace has been filmed many times, most notably by Claude Chabrol… Continue Reading »
GEMMA BOVERY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Anne Fontaine Stars: Gemma Arterton, Fabrice Luchini, Jason Flemyng, Niels Schneider,Mel Raido,Elsa Wylbersetin, Kacey Mottet Klein, Pip Torrens, Edith Scob. This contemporary retelling of Gustave Flaubert’s 1856 tragic tale Madame Bovary is something of a dull affair, despite its lashings of sex and infidelity and comedy. The film is based… Continue Reading »
