Spasi i sokhrani (1989)
Release Year: 1989
Nation: N/A
Alternative Title: Rescue and Save, Sauve et protège, Madame Bovary (O theos sozei), Salva e custodisci, Uratuj i zachowaj
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer: Gustave Flaubert, Yuriy Arabov
Production & Genre
Awards & Similar
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Similar: N/A
Keywords
Keywords: 1840s, bored wife, cheating wife, coitus, cuckolded husband, cult director, female full rear nudity, female pubic hair, infidelity, limp penis, male full frontal nudity, male rear nudity, mature woman seduces younger man, mature woman sexual awakening, mature woman younger man sex, sex scene, sexually dissatisfied wife, soviet union, surrealism, unhappy wife
Story
Save and Protect (1989) loosely follows the story of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. The film chronicles Emma's decline and fall through her passionate affairs with an aristocratic man and a student, as she seeks to escape her mundane life in provincial France.
Summary
Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, Spasi i sokhrani (Save and Protect) is a contemplative exploration of Emma's passion and disillusionment, focusing on the quieter moments before, during, and after her affairs. The film is notable for its detailed capturing of Emma's sensual experiences and emotional states.
