Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)

Director:

Just Jaeckin

Writers:

Marc Behm (writer)
Just Jaeckin (writer)

Release Date:

7 May 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

She was beautiful and sensual, trapped in a loveless marriage. He was her husband's servant. Born into worlds as far apart, they found a passionate world of their own.

Plot:

A film adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel. After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady...

Plot Keywords:

Female Frontal Nudity | Bare Butt | Male Frontal Nudity | Male Rear Nudity | Towel

Cast

Sylvia Kristel	...	Lady Constance Chatterley
Shane Briant	...	Sir Clifford Chatterley
Nicholas Clay	...	Oliver Mellors
Ann Mitchell	...	Ivy Bolton
Elizabeth Spriggs	...	Lady Eva
Pascale Rivault	...	Hilda
Peter Bennett	...	Field
Anthony Head	...	Anton
Frank Moorey	...	The Priest
Bessie Love	...	Flora
John Tynan	...	Roberts
Michael Huston	...	Footman
Fran Hunter	...	Maid
Ryan Michael	...	Gigolo
Mark Colleano	...	Gigolo

Also Known As:

L'amant de lady Chatterley (France)
Lady Chatterley's Liebhaber (West Germany)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK | France | West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1987) | Finland:K-18 (1981) | Australia:M | Argentina:Atp | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:16 (1982) | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Cine Artist Film GmbH

Goofs:

Factual errors: Hyacinth flowers are seen in the bedroom during mid autumn in Great Britain in the early 1920s. These plants bloom in the springtime.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Lady Chatterley" (1993)

Average

Ken Russell should have directed this movie. DVD review.

It's just after the Great War and a wealthy wife decides to have an affair with her common groundsman.

Looking like a TV commercial this movie is all style over substance. The story is very short and nothing much happens until the end. But there's some impressive shots of foggy fields, country landscapes, impressive editing, and the music works. There's also some interesting scenes concerning the class differences between the characters. The love scenes are rather silly - this movie reminds me of the recent Swept Away. One good scene: the husband puts on the brakes while his love rival pushes while getting covered in mud.

Lady Chatterley's Lover is an interesting but shallow movie.