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 ...

Sophie Barthes’ “Madame Bovary” begins with an arresting image: A ghost-pale Emma Bovary (Mia Wasikowska) running through a damp forest, wearing a dress whose sallow green skirt is soaked with mud ...

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 Vincente ...

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 ...

Let’s say that a couple named Tom and Daisy Buchanan move in next door. Do you assume that their life will unfold just like the identically named characters in “The Great Gatsby”? Are you certain that ...

The story of Madame Bovary can be a tough sell or an easy one depending on your personal point of view. Much of it hinges on whether you believe the titular character's actions are acceptable or not.