Madame Bovary
- Synopsis
- Television adaptation by Heidi Thomas of Gustave Flaubert’s novel, starring Frances O’Connor. The young daughter of a farmer marries a dull doctor ten years her senior and soon becomes bored. She embarks on a series of affairs in her quest for sexual fulfilment. In the process she bankrupts her husband and starts along the route to her own self-destruction.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2006
- Year of production
- 2000
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 from 10/4/00.
- Subjects
- French studies; Literature
- Keywords
- Flaubert, Gustave; literature - French; television drama
Credits
- Director
- Tim Fywell; Tony Redston
- Producer
- Bernard Krichefski; Tony Redston
- Writer
- Gustav Flaubert; Thomas Heidi
- Cast
Eileen Atkins Frances O’Connor Greg Wise Hugh Bonneville Joe McGann
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £15.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 211 minutes
- Year
- 2005
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Shop
- bbcshop@bbc.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.bbcshop.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0844 848 9799
- Fax
- 01795 414 555
- Address
- PO Box 308
Sittingbourne
ME9 8LW - Notes
- The BBC Shop closed on March 29th 2016. It was replaced by the BBC Store (www.bbcstore.com) where many BBC programmes can be bought and downloaded in digital format only. The BBC continues to make many of its programmes available on DVD and Blu-Ray but these are now only available from other online retailers.
- Name
BBC Worldwide Publishing
- Web
- http://www.bbcworldwide.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8576 3560
- Fax
- 020 8576 3570
- Address
- 80 Wood Lane
London
W12 0TT - Notes
- Since Spring 2005, for home video releases see BBC, 2 Entertain Video
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