In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

Emma Bovary
Charles Bovary
Madame Bovary, Charles' mother
Héloïse Bovary
Homais, pharmacist
Hippolyte Tautain, clubfoot
Mr. Lheureux, fabric merchant
Léon Dupuis
Félicité
Parish priest
Solicitor
Madame La François