Do you ever wonder why clocks chime? Perhaps to mark the passing of another hour. Vincente Minnelli directed Madame Bovary, which was adapted by Robert Ardrey from Gustave Flaubert’s novel. The cast includes Jennifer Jones, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Alf Kjellin, Gene Lockhart and James Mason. Miklós Rózsa composed the music, and Robert H. Planck handled the cinematography. It's fascinating to view Minnelli’s f…