Lady Chatterley (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Pascale Ferran

Writers:

Roger Bohbot (writer)
Pascale Ferran (writer)

Release Date:

1 November 2006 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Based on one of the most scandalous novels of our time

Plot:

A French adaptation of the second (and much less well-known) version of D.H. Lawrence's erotic tale.

Plot Keywords:

Estate | Daffodil | Lady | Affair | Class Distinction

Awards:

10 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Marina Hands	...	Constance
Jean-Louis Coullo'ch	...	Parkin (as Jean-Louis Coulloc'h)
Hippolyte Girardot	...	Clifford
Hélène Alexandridis	...	Mrs. Bolton
Hélène Fillières	...	Hilda
Bernard Verley	...	Le père de Constance
Sava Lolov	...	Tommy Dukes
Jean-Baptiste Montagut	...	Harry Winterslow
Fanny Deleuze	...	Tante Eva
Michel Vincent	...	Marshall
Colette Philippe	...	Mrs. Marshall
Christelle Hes	...	Kate
Jade Bouchard	...	La jeune bonne
Joël Vandael	...	Field, le chauffeur
Jacques De Bock	...	Le médecin (as Jacques de Bock)

Also Known As:

Lady Chatterley et l'homme des bois (France) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and graphic nudity.

Runtime:

168 min | 220 min (TV version) (2 parts)

Country:

Belgium | France | UK

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Norway:11 | Ireland:16 | Finland:K-13 | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Taiwan:R-12 (original rating) | Brazil:16 | Sweden:15 | Japan:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:R21 | Hong Kong:III | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Château de Montmery, Ambazac, Haute-Vienne, France

Company:

Maïa Films

Trivia:

Director Pascale Ferran scheduled six weeks of intensive rehearsal to help put the actors at ease with each other in preparation for the explicit scenes.

Goofs:

Continuity: On the cabin porch, while drinking water, the two different glasses are switched from one character to the other between takes.

Movie Connections:

Version of La storia di Lady Chatterley (1989)

Soundtrack:

Valse triste, Op.44

Lady Chatterley is English

I had a great pleasure to see the movie by Pascale Ferran. Several years ago I read the book by D. H. Lawrence, I discover that Lawrence wrote three times his book. Pascale Ferran chose the second one "Jess Thomas and Lady Jane", with an explicit title! The end is not very happy and gives not very much hope to the heroes. I find the adaptation very faithful to the book. The movie won 5 prizes at the French Cesars on the 24 of February 2007 : best movie, best actress (Marina Hands, who has an English father), best adaptation, best costumes, best photo. In spite of its length, the movie is never boring. It shows that it is still possible to make movies of high quality. Marina Hands is gorgeous as Constance Chatterley and radiates happiness in love. For me she is really English.

Guy