Madame Bovary (1969 film)

Madame Bovary (Italian: I peccati di Madame Bovary (The Sins of Madame Bovary), German: Die nackte Bovary, Play the Game or Leave the Bed) is a 1969 Italian-West German historical erotic drama film directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger and starring Edwige Fenech, Gerhard Riedmann and Franco Ressel.[1] It is based on Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel Madame Bovary, although the film cuts out the book's portrayal of her early life and focuses more heavily on her sexual relationships.

Madame Bovary
Directed byHans Schott-Schöbinger
Written byValeria Bonamano
Arnulf Mann
Based onMadame Bovary
1857 novel
by Gustave Flaubert
Produced byRoger Fritz
Harald A. Hoeller
Luciano Martino
Alfredo Mirabile
StarringEdwige Fenech
Gerhard Riedmann
Franco Ressel
CinematographyKlaus von Rautenfeld
Edited byEnzo Alabiso
Rosemarie Kubera
Music byHans Hammerschmidt
Production
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Devon Film
Roger Fritz Filmproduktion
Tritone Cinematografica
Distributed byAlpha Film
Release date
  • 10 October 1969 (1969-10-10)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesItaly
West Germany
LanguagesItalian
German

Plot summary

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In nineteenth century France a provincial doctor's wife harbours ambitions to rise in the world, but finds herself in a compromising situation following a string of love affairs.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.849

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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