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    Gemma Bovery

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    pietroantoni@

    Having read Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert as an undergraduate is certainly a big bonus for this present Gemma Bovery. One must keep in mind that Madame Bovary is the quintessential supreme French novel of the 19th Century and perhaps of any French literary period. The story is well known, inside and out and it caused a scandal in its day with its then themes of female liberation. The light film becomes a comedic version of the Bovary story, beautifully smart and witty as its great source material. Enjoy the film as it is a smart one, but don't go expecting ludicrous action and ridiculous situations "à l'Américaine."

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    pietroantoni@  6.8.2015 age: 36-49 14,551 reviews

    "Don't go expecting ludicrous action and ridiculous situations "à l'Américaine." Well, I thought there were a few ridiculous situations, especially what happened to Gemma at the end. Kind of ruined the movie for me.

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    bryna@  25.8.2015 age: 50+ 116 reviews

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