The Reasons of the Heart
In a reinterpretation of Madame Bovary set on contemporary Mexico City, Emilia, a middle class housewife, tries to deal with the monotony of her life. One day, she loses the two things which makes everything beareable: her lover and her credit card.
Directed by Arturo Ripstein
Written by: Paz Alicia Garciadiego, Gustave Flaubert
Produced by: Hugo Espinosa, JosĂ© MarĂa Morales, Roberto Fiesco
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