Female Perversions

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Female Perversions
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Susan Streitfeld
Screenplay by	Julie Hébert Susan Streitfeld
Based on	Female Perversions: The Temptations of Emma Bovary by Louise J. Kaplan
Produced by	Mindy Affrime
Starring	Tilda Swinton Amy Madigan Karen Sillas Frances Fisher Laila Robins Paulina Porizkova Clancy Brown
Cinematography	Teresa Medina
Edited by	Curtiss Clayton Leo Trombetta
Music by	Debbie Wiseman
Production companies	Trans Atlantic Entertainment ARD Degeto Film Starhaus Filmproduktion
Distributed by	October Films
Release dates	22 January 1996 (1996-01-22) (Sundance) 21 November 1996 (1996-11-21) (Germany) 25 April 1997 (1997-04-25) (United States)
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	United States Germany
Language	English
Box office	$926,954[1]

Female Perversions is a 1996 erotic drama film directed by Susan Streitfeld (in her feature directorial debut), based on the 1991 book Female Perversions: The Temptations of Emma Bovary by American psychoanalyst Louise J. Kaplan. It stars Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan, Karen Sillas, Frances Fisher, Laila Robins, Paulina Porizkova, and Clancy Brown. Aspects of female psychology, particularly the more morbid, are explored through the interactions of the characters and their fantasies.