Gustave Flaubert’s classic novel “Madame Bovary” is no stranger to the big screen, as the 1865 book (impressively enough, it was Flaubert’s debut novel) has been translated to film at least seven ...

The following essay was drawn from “Frantumaglia,” a collection of Elena Ferrante’s writings and interviews, translated by Ann Goldstein, which is out November 1st from Europa Editions. The central ...

There’s a line from Gustave Flaubert’s 1856 novel “Madame Bovary” that reads, “Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers.” Mia Wasikowska paid no heed to this warning. The actress ...

It would seem unlikely that a story about a 19th century young French woman escaping her marriage and tedious provincial life by embarking on scandalous affairs would have much appeal to 21st century ...

The first thing to say about Madame Bovary is that it's a terrific story. Other comparably great and famous novels aren't, but it is. Everyone should read it. Everyone would read it, given a free ...

Madame Bovary As a character study, Madame Bovary is interesting to watch, but hard to feel. It is a curiously unemotional account of some rather basic emotions. However, the surface treatment of ...

Chinese director Feng Xiaogang reteams with star Fan Bingbing in the social satire 'I Am Madame Bovary'. By THR Staff The sarcasm of superstar director Feng Xiaogang reduces Chinese bureaucracy, the ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. I Am Not Madame Bovary is a Chinese film with dream imagery and a nightmare title. The Flaubert invocation is a red ...