A retelling of Madame Bovary, Gemma Bovery puts post-modern lipstick on a very tired pig. Can we just let the pig sleep, already? It's hot out.
When Gemma Bovery (Gemma Arterton) and her husband move to the Normandy countryside, a bored, meddling baker named Martin (Fabrice Luchini) is quick to seize on the similarities between his new neighbor and Flaubert's doomed heroine. Gemma sniffs after eligible men like a poorly trained Pomeranian who won't stop humping the corner of the sofa, while Martin and his dog watch from the sidelines, panting in unison.
