Gemma Bovery

Gemma Bovery (2014)

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.

Date of release
2014-09-10
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (351)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Director
Anne Fontaine

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Gemma Bovery
  • Filmed in: Paris

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. The film premiered at the 2014 Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême on 24 August 2014, and showed in the Special Presentations section at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2014.

Production

Anne Fontaine confirmed in early 2013 that she would direct the film with Philippe Carcassonne and Faye Ward producing it.

Principal photography took place in the summer and autumn of 2013 in France.

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