Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older men 1

Madame Bovary's audience scores lean most toward older men at 67 of 100, with comparable appeal to young men 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Middle Eastern 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 6 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreolder men 67 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young men 62 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  2. 2
    ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  3. 3
    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 92, Black 35, Middle Eastern 35.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
  4. 4
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 6 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men67
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
62
Young Women
34
Older Men
67
Older Women
38
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Audience Representation

White
92
Black
35
Hispanic
46
Asian
40
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
35
Indigenous
50
Mixed
40
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy6
Entertainment

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast & Crew

Jean Rabier (director) · Claude Chabrol (director)