The ‘new fellow,’ standing in the corner behind the door so that he could hardly be seen, was a country lad of about fifteen, and taller than any of us. If his work and conduct are satisfactory, he will go into one of the upper classes, as becomes his age.’ ‘Monsieur Roger, here is a pupil whom I recommend to your care he’ll be in the second. Then, turning to the class-master, he said to him in a low voice. The head-master made a sign to us to sit down. Those who had been asleep woke up, and every one rose as if just surprised at his work. It's kinda dull.We were in class when the head-master came in, followed by a ‘new fellow,’ not wearing the school uniform, and a school servant carrying a large desk. It is beautiful in a moody sunset period piece way but it doesn't have the exuberance. It would be more compelling for her to embrace the darkness. I can't comment on the accuracy of the depiction. I'm no literary person and maybe she is supposed to be this way. Mia needs to pierce that dullness with more powerful passionate acting but she is going for callous and wanting. At least, the dullness is quite convincing. Her dull life is filmed in long scenes which only accentuates the dullness and infects the movie with its dullness. Monsieur Homais (Paul Giamatti) is the pharmacist friend. She spends outrageously beyond her means and lecherous Monsieur Lheureux (Rhys Ifans) is too willing to give her credit. She flirts with awkward law clerk Léon Dupuis (Ezra Miller) and has an affair with the dashing Marquis d'Andervilliers (Logan Marshall-Green). Emma (Mia Wasikowska) leaves the convent to marry boring country doctor Charles Bovary (Henry Lloyd-Hughes).
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