Unholy Love
Unholy Love (released in the United Kingdom as Deceit) is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed and produced by Albert Ray. It was the first film adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's 1857 French novel Madame Bovary produced.[1]
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| Directed by | Albert Ray |
| Produced by | Albert Ray |
| Written by | Frances Hyland (screenplay) Gustave Flaubert (novel Madame Bovary) |
| Starring | H. B. Warner Lila Lee Beryl Mercer Joyce Compton Lyle Talbot Ivan Lebedeff Jason Robards, Sr. Kathlyn Williams Richard Carlyle Frances Rich Wilson Benge Al Bridge |
| Music by | Abe Meyer |
| Cinematography | Tom Galligan Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Mildred Johnston |
Production company | Albert Ray Productions |
| Distributed by | Allied Pictures |
Release date | June 9, 1932 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was quickly forgotten when more successful film adaptations of Madame Bovary were produced thereafter, such as Jean Renoir's 1934 version and Vincente Minnelli's 1949 version.[2] For the 1932 film, Ray renamed all the characters and moved the location of the story to Rye, New York.[3]
References
- Mary Donaldson-Evans (2009). Madame Bovary at the Movies: Adaptation, Ideology, Context. New York: Rodopi Publishers. p. 16. ISBN 978-90-420-2504-2.
- Gene D. Phillips (2006). Beyond the Epic: The Life & Films of David Lean. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 363. ISBN 0-8131-2415-8.
- Laurence M. Porter (2001). A Gustave Flaubert Encyclopedia. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 129. ISBN 0-313-30744-X.
External links
- Unholy Love on IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
- Unholy Love available for free download at Internet Archive
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