Mia Wasikowska has been set to star in
Madame Bovary, directed by
Sophie Barthes (
Cold Souls) from a script
Rose Barreneche adapted from the
Gustave Flaubert story. This version is called a "fresh retelling" of the novel that emphasizes modern and youthful themes, even as the story remains basically the same: Emma Bovary (Wasikowska) marries a small-town doctor to get Away from Her father's even smaller farm, then has ...