Madame Bovary (1969 film)

{{short description|1969 film by Hans Schott-Schöbinger}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Madame Bovary

| image = I peccati di madame Bovary 1969.jpg

| caption =

| director = Hans Schott-Schöbinger

| producer = Roger Fritz
Harald A. Hoeller
Luciano Martino
Alfredo Mirabile

| based_on = {{based on|Madame Bovary
1857 novel|Gustave Flaubert}}

| writer = Valeria Bonamano
Arnulf Mann

| starring = Edwige Fenech
Gerhard Riedmann
Franco Ressel

| music = Hans Hammerschmidt

| cinematography = Klaus von Rautenfeld

| editing = Enzo Alabiso
Rosemarie Kubera

| studio = Devon Film
Roger Fritz Filmproduktion
Tritone Cinematografica

| distributor = Alpha Film

| released = {{Film date|1969|10|10|df=yes}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = Italy
West Germany

| language = Italian
German

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Madame Bovary ({{langx|it|I peccati di Madame Bovary|translation=The Sins of Madame Bovary}}, {{langx|de|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.Goble p.849 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.

Plot summary

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

References

Bibliography

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