Gustave Flaubert

In nineteenth-century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire (Emma Rouault) marries a dull country doctor (Charles Bovary)... (imdb)

In 1967, Henri (Alexis Loret and Jules (Adrien Michaux) are close friends who have grown up together in a small town in the French countryside. But as they turn 17, they begin to follow different paths in life; Henri moves to Paris to go to college, while Jules stays behind to concentrate on a career as a writer. (Rovi)

French author Gustave Flaubert is on trial for writing the "indecent" novel "Madame Bovary." To prove that he wrote a moral tale, Flaubert narrates the story of beautiful Emma Bovary, an adulteress who destroyed the lives of everyone she came in contact with. (imdb)

Soon after the death of his first wife (whose dowry was inadequate), Charles Bovary, a country doctor in Normandy, marries Emma Rouault, who is well-endowed in every sense. In her new home, Emma finds conflict with her mother-in-law, a husband uninterested in the social whirl, and general discontentment; thereby proving an easy conquest for philanderer Rodolphe. Other lovers follow. Does tragedy await? (imdb)

Sokurov uses "Madame Bovary" as his inspiration, and transforms hidden desires and longing of the protagonist into metaphysical beauty.

Emma Bovary is bored by her country doctor husband and gives in to the affections of several rich suitors as well as the temptation of living beyond her husband's means.

Unable to forget her first love, Félicité, a simple and kind maid, devotes herself completely to her new master, Mathilde Aubain. As the passing of time doesn't heal her wounds, she gives love to all those who surround her: Mathilde's children, her nephew Victor. But fate seems to always deny her from any love in return. Still she tries to find someone who'll accept her unconditional love (imdb)

The heroine is Emilia, a tormented housewife trapped in a middle-class life, overwhelmed by mediocrity, and exhausted by motherhood. The same day that her lover leaves her, her credit card is blocked, and Emilia takes the decision she has long contemplated, suicide. Embracing melodrama, Reasons of the Heart features black-and-white cinematography and film-noir aesthetics. (iksv.org)

An adaptation of Madame Bovary transported to Rye, New York in the 1930's. All characters have been renamed. (imdb)

The beautiful wife of a small-town doctor engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status. (imdb)

During the 3rd century B.C. a horde of barbarians are hired by the Phoenian city of Carthage to fight against the Roman empire, but when the city's ruler is unable to fulfill the promised payment made to the mercenaries, they attack the African settlement (imdb)

A frustrated housewife whose marriage to an average man does not meet her expectations enters into an affair with a younger man. Of course, there are no easy escapes from reality. (imdb)

Frédéric, a shy small-town man, falls in love with Anne, a middle class woman married to Didier, who cheats on her with top model Barbara. Catherine, a very determined woman, is secretly in love with Frédéric and in order to keep him away from Anne, pushes him into Barbara's arms.

Mazza is trapped in a cold and unhappy marriage with a wealthy banker. She rediscovers the joys of life when she meets the chemist Ernesto, but he is soon frightened by the woman's enormous passion. They decide to flee to a farm.

A new take on Gustave Flaubert's classic realist novel about a tragic marriage between two well-meaning social outcasts in provincial France. The film was shot in 5 days at the Royal Flemish Theatre.

Based on the historical novel by Flaubert, “Salammbo” tells the story of the Mercenary War between Carthage and the Barbarians in the third century BC.

A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she takes a lover. When he refuses to run away with her, she takes up again with the law clerk. Her spending on dresses and furnishings mounts; these debts and her ill-advised professional counsel to her husband bring his ruin. (imdb)