Watch Madame Bovary

Isabelle Huppert is the doomed heroine in this film based on the nineteenth century novel by Flaubert.

Directed by renowned French director, Claude Chabrol, Huppert’s portrayal of the title character renders her as a sympathetic figure, a victim of circumstance even as she is responsible for her own misfortunes.

Madame Bovary is a 1991 romance movie with a runtime of 2 hours and 23 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.6.