Gemma Bovery (film)
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| Gemma Bovery | |
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| Directed by | Anne Fontaine |
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| Based on | Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds |
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| Cinematography | Christophe Beaucarne |
| Edited by | Annette Dutertre |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | France |
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| Budget | $11 million[2] |
| Box office | $4.6 million[3] |
Gemma Bovery is a 2014 French comedy-drama film based on Posy Simmonds' 1999 graphic novel of the same name. Directed by Anne Fontaine, the film stars Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Mel Raido and Fabrice Luchini.[4] The film premiered at the 2014 Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême on 24 August 2014,[5][6] and showed in the Special Presentations section at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2014.[7]
Plot[edit]
Martin, an ex-Parisian with a deep appreciation for Gustave Flaubert, has settled in a village in Normandy as a baker. He sees a British couple moving into an old property across the road. Their names, Gemma and Charles Bovery, echo those of the leading characters in Flaubert's 1856 masterpiece Madame Bovary. Martin engages with the young couple and observes that Gemma's behaviour replicates that of her namesake, including romantic and sexual liaisons that suggest she is headed for a tragic finale like that of the novel. He intervenes but cannot alter the inevitable.
Cast[edit]
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- Fabrice Luchini as Martin Joubert
- Gemma Arterton as Gemma Bovery
- Jason Flemyng as Charlie Bovery, Gemma's new husband
- Mel Raido as Patrick, Gemma's ex-boyfriend and a charming food critic
- Isabelle Candelier as Valérie Joubert
- Niels Schneider as Hervé de Bressigny
- Elsa Zylberstein as Wizzy
- Pip Torrens as Rankin
- Kacey Mottet Klein as Julien Joubert
- Édith Scob as Madame de Bressigny
- Pascale Arbillot as The new neighbor
Production[edit]
Pre-production[edit]
Anne Fontaine confirmed in early 2013 that she would direct the film with Philippe Carcassonne and Faye Ward producing it.[4]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography took place in the summer and autumn of 2013 in France.[8]
Reception[edit]
As of July 2020[update], the film holds a 54% approval rating on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 90 reviews, with an average score of 5.99/10. The site's consensus reads, "Gemma Bovery's bursts of charm -- among them Gemma Arterton's winsome performance in the title role -- are often enough to compensate for its lack of focus.".[9] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 58, based on 27 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "GEMMA BOVERY (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Gemma Bovery (2014)- JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Gemma Bovery (2015) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b Jagernauth, Kevin. "Gemma Arterton To Star In Graphic Novel Adaptation 'Gemma Bovery'". Indie Wire. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Baronnet, Brigitte (10 September 2014). "Gemma Arterton : son coup de foudre pour la France !". Allocine. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Boudsocq, Stéphane (25 August 2014). "Festival du film d'Angoulême : un défilé de stars tout le week-end". RTL. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Arterton enjoyed French film set". The Argus. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Gemma Bovery (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Gemma Bovery Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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