Gemma Bovery Trailer

Martin Joubert is a French baker living in Normandy who has a deep passion for the writer Gustave Flaubert and his masterpiece novel 'Madame Bovary', which takes place in the same town in which he lives. Soon he meets an English couple who have moved over to France to begin a new life, and of course their names are Charlie and Gemma Bovery. Joubert immediately senses oncoming disaster, especially when he notices problems in the couple's relationship. Gemma is an artist who, upon her arrival, is enlisted to help another English couple with some design work, and as fate would have it they introduce her to Patrick - who happens to be her former lover. Joubert watches as Gemma and Patrick begin an illicit affair and predicts that this is another story that's bound to end in tragedy, no matter what he does to try and stop it.

This dramatic romantic comedy is based on the 1999 graphic novel of the same name by Posy Simmonds, who originally released the story as a serial for The Guardian, drawing inspiration from the original 1857 French novel. 'Gemma Bovery' has been directed by the BAFTA nominated Anne Fontaine ('Adore', 'Coco Before Chanel', 'Nathalie...'), who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Pascal Bonitzer ('Made in Paris', 'Secret Defense', 'Murder in Pacot'), and it is due for release on August 21st 2015.