The Emma Bovary Trial
Seen it?2021 | 53 min | Documentary, History, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious and history buffs. If you loved O.J.: Made in America, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 53 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The accused, the real one, is, through him, Emma Bovary, heroine with a thousand faces and a thousand desires, guilty without doubt of an unforgivable desire to live.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Audrey Gordon
- Natalia DontchevaSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Vincent SacripantiSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Tiago Gomes RodriguesSelf - Playwright
- Catherine MilletSelf - Writer
- Jacques RancièreSelf - Philosopher
- Karl Ove KnausgårdSelf - Writer
- Mario Vargas LlosaSelf - Writer
- Régis JauffretSelf - Writer
- Nathalie SarrauteSelf - Writer (archive footage)
- Maurice NadeauSelf - Writer (archive footage)