Emma Bovary, a dreamy, idealistic woman married to the dull provincial doctor Charles, yearns for the passion and luxury she’s read about in novels. After affairs with Léon and Rodolphe fail to fulfill her fantasies, her compulsive spending leads to crushing debt, and in despair, she decides to take her own life by poisoning.
Elfriede Irrall
Madame Bovary
Günter Strack
Monsieur Bovary
Dietmar Schönherr
Boulanger
Klaus Schwarzkopf
Homais
Karl Lieffen
Lheureux
Sascha Hehn
Justin
Klaus Dahlen
Hippolyte
Carl Lange
Dr. Kanifet
Albert Bessler
Diener
Emma Bovary, a dreamy, idealistic woman married to the dull provincial doctor Charles, yearns for the passion and luxury she’s read about in novels. After affairs with Léon and Rodolphe fail to fulfill her fantasies, her compulsive spending leads to crushing debt, and in despair, she decides to take her own life by poisoning.
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