"Madame Bovary" 1991 trailer Isabelle Huppert

WARNING: NEGATIVE OPINION COMMENCING.

This is quite possibly one of the worst trailers I have ever seen. Amid the running-around-in-long-skirt behaviors, the narrator intones an endless stream of adjectives and the pale, washed-out cinematography makes--dare I say it--reading the book seem more action-packed. MOVIES ARE RARELY SUPERIOR TO THE NOVEL, with the following exceptions: 1. To Kill a Mockingbird, 2. Pride and Prejudice the Miniseries AND the Keira Knightley version with the charming Matthew MacFayden as the tortured Mr. Darcy, and 3. The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, which is far superior to the novelization.

And please note the "based on the novel by Gustav Flaubert."

Watch at your own risk.