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The Emma Bovary Trial

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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.

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Release / first air2021-09-15
Original languageFR
GenresDocumentary, History, TV Movie
DirectorAudrey Gordon
WriterÉmilie Musset
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionGogogo Films, ARTE

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10 cast members
Natalia DontchevaNatalia DontchevaSelf - Narrator (voice)
Vincent SacripantiVincent SacripantiSelf - Narrator (voice)
Tiago Gomes RodriguesTiago Gomes RodriguesSelf - Playwright
Catherine MilletCatherine MilletSelf - Writer
Jacques RancièreJacques RancièreSelf - Philosopher
Karl Ove KnausgårdKarl Ove KnausgårdSelf - Writer
Mario Vargas LlosaMario Vargas LlosaSelf - Writer
Régis JauffretRégis JauffretSelf - Writer
Nathalie SarrauteNathalie SarrauteSelf - Writer (archive footage)
Maurice NadeauMaurice NadeauSelf - Writer (archive footage)

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#literature#trial#censorship#19th century#classic literature#portrait of an artist#social scandal#book writing#french writer#controversial book#literature history

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