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Madame Bovary (1949)
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23 January 1950 (Sweden)
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All she wanted was everything. more
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A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers and run up ruinous debts. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
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Fsm announces release of 15-cd Rózsa collection
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Positive review of a half forgotten film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jennifer Jones | ... | Emma Bovary |
 | James Mason | ... | Gustave Flaubert |
 | Van Heflin | ... | Charles Bovary |
| Louis Jourdan | ... | Rodolphe Boulanger |
| Alf Kjellin | ... | Leon Dupuis (as Christopher Kent) |
 | Gene Lockhart | ... | J. Homais |
| Frank Allenby | ... | Lheureux |
| Gladys Cooper | ... | Madame Dupuis |
| John Abbott | ... | Mayor Tuvache |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Hyppolite (as Henry Morgan) |
| George Zucco | ... | Dubocage |
| Ellen Corby | ... | Félicité |
| Eduard Franz | ... | Rouault |
| Henri Letondal | ... | Guillaumin |
| Esther Somers | ... | Madame Lefrançois |
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Argentina:130 min | USA:115 min
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Director Vincente Minnelli wanted Lana Turner for the role of Emma, but was convinced that a more dignified actress like Greer Garson or Jennifer Jones was needed for the audience to understand the character more.
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Gustave Flaubert:
Forgiveness is still, as I understand it, among the Christian sentiments.
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Edited into "Biography: Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady" (2001)
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Although it is several years since I saw it I can remember the beautiful photography and period setting of this not very happy story of a tormented woman.Particularly Jennifer Jones,a vastly underrated actress giving a sensitive performance which one imagined could have done with a bit more directoral guidance. Minnelli was one of those directors who seemed to give all or nothing to his projects.By his own admission he had very little interest in "Kismet" as he wanted to get it out of the way in order to start "Lust for Life" with Kirk Douglas.The lumbering manner of "Kismet" shows this to be true !! (he owed MGM one picture under his contract before starting "Lust for Life" and unfortunately for the project "Kismet" was it)Additionally Minelli did not want Jones in the lead role and one wonders how influencial David Selznick was in pushing for Jennifer once Lana Turner was unavailable for the lead.At any rate Lana had not yet developed her dramatic abilities which would lie some years ahead.Jennifer showed that she was adaptable to many moods including a few years later her scene stealing turn in "Beat the Devil" few actresses can take credit for stealing a picture away from Bogie,Peter Lorre,Robert Morley and LaLolla. Back to Madame Bovary,although the subject is a heavy one,it is well handled by Minnelli,and most reference books today regard it as a sadly neglected piece,which deserves a wider recognition.Interestingly if my memory serves me correctly Vincente barely mentions it in his autobiography.Maybe his private life at the time and his more financially successful works figure more prominantly in his memory.If I had directed Madame Bovary I would be immensly proud of it.Maybe he was.