Soon after the death of his first wife (whose dowry was inadequate), Charles Bovary, a country doctor in Normandy, marries Emma Rouault. In her new home, Emma finds conflict with her mother-in-law, a husband uninterested in the social whirl, and general discontentment; thereby proving an easy conquest for philanderer Rodolphe. Other lovers follow. Does tragedy await?
Director: Jean Renoir
Director of Photography: Jean Bachelet
Screenplay: Jean Renoir
Emma Bovary
Charles Bovary
Madame Bovary, Charles' mother
Héloïse Bovary
Homais, pharmacist
Hippolyte Tautain, clubfoot
Mr. Lheureux, fabric merchant
Léon Dupuis