Gemma Bovery

Running time: 99 mins

Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) stars in director Anne Fontaine’s (Coco Before Chanel) charming reimagining of Gustave Flaubert’s classic Madame Bovary. Martin Joubert flees Paris for the idyllic Normandy countryside to take over the family bakery. Village life isn't quite the expected peaceful living when young British couple, Gemma (Arterton) and Charles Bovery, move in across the street. Martin, a devotee of Flaubert's work, notes the couple's curious, uncanny resemblance, both in name and behavior, to the characters of his much-beloved novel. Particularly smitten with the exquisite Gemma, Martin strikes up a closer friendship - hoping for something more - and further confirms the parallels to the novel. As Gemma's passionate nature drives her into an increasingly precarious love life, will her heart get the best of her? - Vivian Yuen