Review of Madame Bovary (2015) by Peter Calder for New Zealand Herald — 04 May 2016
It is certainly beautiful... But the story, which follows a remorseless arc, is reduced to episodes that amount to a narrative shorthand and many characters - notably Giamatti's Homais - are hopelessly underwritten.
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This review of Madame Bovary (2015) was written by Peter Calder and published by New Zealand Herald on 04 May 2016.
Madame Bovary has generally received mixed reviews.
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