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Madame Bovary
- Author
- Gustave Flaubert
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 10 December 2020
- Run Time
- 2 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
John Hurt stars in this BBC radio dramatisation of Gustave Flaubert’s infamous tale of adultery and tragedy
Beautiful Emma meets and marries Doctor Charles Bovary. He's happy for the first time in his life – but Emma is distraught that her marriage lacks the passion and romance of her fantasies.
Dazzled by the splendour of a Marquis’ ball, she longs for excitement and soon becomes infatuated with a young solicitor, Léon Dupuis. But when Dupuis moves away, her memories of him lead her to despair – and into the arms of wealthy landowner, Rodolphe Boulanger.
As she moves from one illicit liaison to another, Emma’s complicated life begins to unravel. Exhausted from her debts and her affairs, she feels she is left with only one course of action…
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness, Flaubert’s notorious novel features Sarah Smart as Emma Bovary, Conrad Nelson as Charles, Jude Akuwudike as Rodolphe and James D’Arcy as Léon.
Cast and credits
Narrator – John Hurt
Charles – Conrad Nelson
Emma – Sarah Smart
Madame Bovary Snr – Brigit Forsyth
Monsieur Rouault/Maître Guillaumin – Russell Dixon
Viscomte/Dr Lariviere – Martin Reeve
Nastasie/Mère Rollet – Julie McCabe
Madame Lefrancois – Siobahn Finneran
Monsieur Homais/Priest – David Fleeshman
Léon Dupuis – James D’Arcy
Monsieur Lheureux – Seamus O’Neill
Félicité – Sarah Jayne Hallworth
Rodolphe Boulanger – Jude Akuwudike
Justin – Sam Curtis
Berthe Bovary – Daisy Jones
Written by Gustave Flaubert
Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon
Pianist: Stephen Reynolds
Produced by Pauline Harris
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4-15 September 2006
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Details
- Author
- Gustave Flaubert
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 2 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 December 2020
- ISBN
- 9781787539792
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Classic fiction: general and literary, Romance
Synopsis
John Hurt stars in this BBC radio dramatisation of Gustave Flaubert’s infamous tale of adultery and tragedyBeautiful Emma meets and marries Doctor Charles Bovary. He's happy for the first time in his life – but Emma is distraught that her marriage lacks the passion and romance of her fantasies.Dazzled by the splendour of a Marquis’ ball, she longs for excitement and soon becomes infatuated with a young solicitor, Léon Dupuis. But when Dupuis moves away, her memories of him lead her to despair – and into the arms of wealthy landowner, Rodolphe Boulanger. As she moves from one illicit liaison to another, Emma’s complicated life begins to unravel. Exhausted from her debts and her affairs, she feels she is left with only one course of action…A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness, Flaubert’s notorious novel features Sarah Smart as Emma Bovary, Conrad Nelson as Charles, Jude Akuwudike as Rodolphe and James D’Arcy as Léon.Cast and creditsNarrator – John HurtCharles – Conrad NelsonEmma – Sarah SmartMadame Bovary Snr – Brigit ForsythMonsieur Rouault/Maître Guillaumin – Russell DixonViscomte/Dr Lariviere – Martin ReeveNastasie/Mère Rollet – Julie McCabeMadame Lefrancois – Siobahn FinneranMonsieur Homais/Priest – David FleeshmanLéon Dupuis – James D’ArcyMonsieur Lheureux – Seamus O’NeillFélicité – Sarah Jayne HallworthRodolphe Boulanger – Jude AkuwudikeJustin – Sam CurtisBerthe Bovary – Daisy JonesWritten by Gustave FlaubertDramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret MauldonPianist: Stephen ReynoldsProduced by Pauline HarrisFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4-15 September 2006
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