Monday, June 7, 2010

Madame Bovary: C'est Toi?

I am rereading Madame Bovary at the moment, and am always struck by how much Flaubert "gets" Emma, even as he critiques her.  (Madame Bovary: c'est lui, I know.)

Someone else who "got" Emma is Isabelle Huppert, pictured here in the title role. 

Although Flaubert's novel was a denunciation, in part, of the bourgeois attention to materialism, director Claude Chabrol knows how to implicate his audience in Emma's yearnings, as he photographs her beautifully in her increasing levels of finery.
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3 comments:

  1. Belle de VilleJune 7, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    I loved the book and the Isabelle Hubbert film. Still, while Flaubert may "get' Emma, her certainly trashes her and her class roundly.

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  2. Maggie MayJune 7, 2010 at 9:24 PM

    and such a romantic photo...

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  3. DashJune 8, 2010 at 12:05 AM

    I have been meaning to read this book for a long time, you have reminded me to add it to my wish list. Then I will have to see the Claude Chabrol film, it looks visually stunning.
    XX

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