
Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.... (Full plot summary below)
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Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.
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| WBAI RadioPrairie MillerA fanciful fable feminizing Flaubert. Along with a provincial bakery giving rise to exploration of the sensuous connection between flour and flesh, with wine the local anti-depressant. And no less than four doting males crowding a single love triangle. |
| AV ClubJesse HassengerIt’s minor, clever, and essential in the specialized field of Gemma Arterton studies. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldThe scenery's lovely and the bread-kneading surprisingly erotic. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenFabrice Luchini is the principal reason to see this delightful serio-comic reimagining of Flaubert's classic "Madame Bovary." |
| Globe and MailNathalie AtkinsonFontaine’s flirtatious pastiche stands on its own. For Flaubertians, however, it offers up even more droll entertainment. Though admittedly some of the laughs will be from recognizing their own cleverness. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA good inside joke...Its ace in the hole is Luchini. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsThis meta movie even has fun with faulty translations between French and English. To paraphrase Gemma as she conjugates verbs on the treadmill, “J’ai adorée.” |
| Cinema ScopeSean RogersStill, the movie is so denuded of insight and incident it ends up more cartoonish than the comic book that spawned it. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabThe filmmakers take great pleasure in highlighting the cultural differences between the British and the French in every area from gastronomy to lovemaking. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAgain like Chabrol, Fontaine has a way of making you laugh, on and off, for 90 minutes, before leaving you feeling a little queasy from too much truth. |