Madame Bovary
1991 · 143 min · Director: Claude Chabrol
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In nineteenth-century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire (Emma Rouault) marries a dull country doctor (Charles Bovary). To escape boredom, she throws herself into love affairs with a suave local landowner (Rodolphe Boulanger) and a law student (Leon Dupuis), and runs up ruinous debts. This film version closely follows Flaubert's novel and includes most of the famous scenes, such as the wedding, the ball, the agricultural fair, the operation on the clubfoot, and the opera in Rouen.
Emotional fingerprint
Madame Bovary (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Sadness15%
- Anxiety10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Melancholy | 32 % | 17 % | 23 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Love | 38 % | 18 % | 24 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Melancholy | 49 % | 29 % | 29 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Melancholy | 50 % | 33 % | 30 % | 13 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Love | 41 % | 24 % | 26 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Melancholy | 41 % | 26 % | 30 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Melancholy | 45 % | 29 % | 34 % | 32 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 45 % | 20 % | 29 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Love | 50 % | 15 % | 25 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Love | 64 % | 25 % | 34 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 74 % | 48 % | 49 % | 61 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 70 % | 59 % | 54 % | 59 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 60 % | 45 % | 46 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Love | 53 % | 24 % | 33 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Love | 55 % | 20 % | 29 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Tension | 68 % | 33 % | 40 % | 66 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Tension | 79 % | 50 % | 55 % | 76 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 125′ | Sadness | 86 % | 73 % | 70 % | 79 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 132′ | Sadness | 92 % | 88 % | 80 % | 82 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 139′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
La veuve Lefançois
Merchant Lheureux
Hippolyte
Felicité
La mère de Charles
Natasie
Mère Roler
Details
- Directed by
- Claude Chabrol
- Written by
- Claude Chabrol, Gustave Flaubert
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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