Gemma Bovery (film)

Gemma Bovery
Film poster
Directed by	Anne Fontaine
Produced by	Philippe Carcassonne Faye Ward
Screenplay by	Pascal Bonitzer Anne Fontaine
Based on	Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds
Starring	Gemma Arterton Jason Flemyng Mel Raido Fabrice Luchini
Music by	Bruno Coulais
Cinematography	Christophe Beaucarne
Edited by	Annette Dutertre
Production company	Albertine Productions Ciné@ Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont
Release dates	6 September 2014 (2014-09-06) (TIFF) 10 September 2014 (2014-09-10) (France)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	France United Kingdom
Language	French English
Budget	€9.7 million
Box office	$4.5 million

Gemma Bovery is a 2014 French-British comedy-drama film based on Posy Simmonds' 1999 graphic novel of the same name. Directed by Anne Fontaine, the film stars Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Mel Raido, and Fabrice Luchini. The film premiered in the Special Presentations section at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2014.

Plot

Martin (Fabrice Luchini), an ex-Parisian with a deep appreciation for Gustave Flaubert, has settled in a village in Normandy as a baker. He sees a British couple moving into an old property across the road. Their names, Gemma (Gemma Arterton) and Charles Bovery (Jason Flemyng), echo those of the leading characters in Flaubert's 1856 masterpiece Madame Bovary. Martin engages with the young couple and observes Gemma's behaviour replicates that of her namesake, including a series of romantic and sexual liaisons that suggest she is headed for a tragic finale like that of the novel. He intervenes but cannot alter the inevitable conclusion.

Cast

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Gemma Arterton, Anne Fontaine, and Isabelle Candelier promoting the film at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival.

• Gemma Arterton as Gemma Bovery
• Jason Flemyng as Charlie Bovery, Gemma's new husband
• Mel Raido as Patrick, Gemma's ex-boyfriend and a charming food critic
• Fabrice Luchini as Martin Joubert
• Isabelle Candelier as Valérie Joubert
• Niels Schneider as Hervé de Bressigny
• Elsa Zylberstein as Wizzy
• Pip Torrens as Rankin
• Kacey Mottet Klein as Julien Joubert
• Edith Scob as Madame de Bressigny

Production

Pre-production

Anne Fontaine confirmed in early 2013 that she would direct the film with Philippe Carcassonne and Faye Ward producing it.

Filming

Principal photography took place in the summer and autumn of 2013 in France.

External links

• Gemma Bovery at IMDb
• Gemma Bovery at Box Office Mojo
• Gemma Bovery at Rotten Tomatoes
• Gemma Bovery at Metacritic