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Gemma Bovery (15)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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. Read more …


The critical consensus

Gemma Arterton shines in this gently humorous, modern twist on Flaubert's novel.

***(*)(*)Katherine McLaughlin, The List, 17/08/2015

Fabrice Luchini and Gemma Arterton star in a watchable if contrived adaptation of Posy Simmonds’ graphic novel about a French baker and his British neighbour.

***(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 20/08/2015

When the fates of beautiful young women and grey-haired old men are forever intertwined, plausibility is never more than a Gallic shrug away.

***(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 22/08/2015

After a promising and lighthearted start the picture becomes meandering and dreary, with little reason for us to be interested in or care about these characters despite the many lingering close-ups of Arterton.

**(*)(*)(*)Henry Fitzherbert, Sunday Express 23/08/2015

Gemma Arterton is a joy to watch but can’t carry this Posy Simmonds-meets-Flaubert caper alone.

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 23/08/2015

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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