Madame Bovary (1969 film)

Madame Bovary (Italian: I peccati di Madame Bovary (The Sins of Madame Bovary), German: 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. 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.

Madame Bovary
Directed by	Hans Schott-Schöbinger
Written by	Valeria Bonamano Arnulf Mann
Based on	Madame Bovary 1857 novel by Gustave Flaubert
Produced by	Roger Fritz Harald A. Hoeller Luciano Martino Alfredo Mirabile
Starring	Edwige Fenech Gerhard Riedmann Franco Ressel
Cinematography	Klaus von Rautenfeld
Edited by	Enzo Alabiso Rosemarie Kubera
Music by	Hans Hammerschmidt
Production companies	Devon Film Roger Fritz Filmproduktion Tritone Cinematografica
Distributed by	Alpha Film
Release date	10 October 1969 (1969-10-10)
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	Italy West Germany
Languages	Italian German

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

• Edwige Fenech as Emma Bovary
• Gerhard Riedmann as Dr. Charles Bovary
• Franco Ressel as Adolphe Lheureus
• Peter Carsten as Rudolf Boulanger
• Gianni Dei as Leon Dupuis
• Rossana Rovere
• Franco Borelli as Vicomte Gaston Fresnaye
• Patrizia Adiutori as Brigitte, die Nymphe
• Maria Pia Conte as Felicitas
• Edda Ferronao as Anastasia
• Luigi Bonos as Herzog von Artois
• Jimmy Piazza as Justin
• Poldi Waraschitz as Butler
• Manja Golec as Madeleine

Bibliography

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

External links

• Madame Bovary at IMDb
• Madame Bovary at AllMovie