Madame Bovary (1949 film)
| Madame Bovary | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Vincente Minnelli |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Screenplay by | Robert Ardrey |
| Based on |
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert |
| Starring |
Jennifer Jones James Mason Van Heflin Louis Jourdan |
| Narrated by | James Mason |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Release date
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August 27, 1949 |
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Running time
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106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,076,000 |
| Box office | $2,016,000 |
Madame Bovary is a 1949 film adaptation of the classic novel of the same name by Gustave Flaubert. It stars Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Alf Kjellin (billed as Christopher Kent), Gene Lockhart, Frank Allenby and Gladys Cooper.
It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Pandro S. Berman, from a screenplay by Robert Ardrey based on the Flaubert novel. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa, the cinematography by Robert H. Planck and the art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Jack Martin Smith.
The film was a project of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios and Lana Turner was set to star, but when pregnancy forced her to withdraw, Jones stepped into the title role. Production began in December 1948 and the film premiered the following summer.
The story of the adulterous wife who destroys the lives of many presented censorship issues with the Motion Picture Production Code. A plot device which structured the story around author Flaubert's obscenity trial was developed to placate the censors. The highlight of the film is an elaborately choreographed ball sequence set to composer Miklós Rózsa's lush film score.
The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration in 1950 for Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith, Edwin B. Willis and Richard Pefferle.
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