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Madame Bovary (1969 film)

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'Madame Bovary' ( ('The Sins of Madame Bovary'), , 'Play the Game or Leave the Bed') is a 1969 Italian-West German historical erotic drama film directed by Hans Schott-Schbinger and starring Edwige Fenech, Gerhard Riedmann and Franco Ressel.Goble p.849 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.

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.

Plot summary



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

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Bibliography



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


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