Ooh la la! Gemma Arterton transforms from sweet housewife to racy mistress in a steamy trailer for new modern remake of the French classic Madame Bovery

By Francesca Menato for MailOnline

Published: 03:02 EST, 24 April 2015 | Updated: 05:19 EST, 24 April 2015

Gemma Arterton came first came on the scene as a sexy Bond girl and now she's taking on another steamy role.

This time the 29-year-old is acting the character of Gemma Bovery in a modern remake of the French classic, Madame Bovery.

In a trailer released of the new film, the Tamara Drewe star finds her on screen self falling into the arms, and the bed, of a handsome French man.

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Life imitates art: Gemma Arterton plays Gemma Bovery in a new remake of the French classic

Life imitates art: Gemma Arterton plays Gemma Bovery in a new remake of the French classic

The character of Gemma Bovery is a bored English woman who moves to the same town in France where Gustave Flaubert wrote his original 1857 novel.

The similarities between herself and the vintage woman are instantly recognised by a curious neighbour with a love of literature.

As Gemma finds herself drifting further and further from her husband Charlie (played by Jason Flemyng), she ends up paying more than a few visits to her male neighbour's 'chateau'.

Racy stuff! She finds herself in bed with a sexy French man in the steamy trailer 

Racy stuff! She finds herself in bed with a sexy French man in the steamy trailer 

Bad behaviour: Gemma's character is bored of her life with her new husband 

Bad behaviour: Gemma's character is bored of her life with her new husband 

In the trailer we see Gemma getting hot and heavy with her co-star Niels Schneider a Franco-Candian actor.

Gemma finds herself totally at odds when her ex-boyfriend finds her in the Norman village she's setted in with her new husband.

The flick is an adaptation of Posy Simmonds graphic novel of the same name.

Temptation: Gemma meets a handsome French neighbour in the Norman village she moves to 

Temptation: Gemma meets a handsome French neighbour in the Norman village she moves to 

'Love hurts': An older local man watches on as Gemma gives in and makes mistakes

'Love hurts': An older local man watches on as Gemma gives in and makes mistakes

Fabrice Luchini plays Martin Joubert, the voyeur and Bovery obsessive in the mixed language film.

The older man watches on and tries to warn Gemma that the road she's travelling down, of sex and betrayal will only lead to heartache.

The film debuted last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and has already been released in France.

Nothing like her? Gemma is angry at the comparisons he makes between her and the fictional character

Nothing like her? Gemma is angry at the comparisons he makes between her and the fictional character

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