Lady Chatterley (2006)

Director:

Pascale Ferran

Writers:

Roger Bohbot (writer)
Pascale Ferran (writer)
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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:

Industrialization | Gameskeeper | Chopping Wood | Paralyzed From The Waist Down | Spoken Letter

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)
Jean-Claude Leclère	...	Winter
Ninon Brétécher	...	Emma Flint
Léopold Cannon	...	Bébé Flint
Jade Greil	...	Bébé Flint
Anne Benoît	...	La mercière
Nathalie Eno	...	La cliente à la mercière
William Atkinson	...	Un mineur
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier	...	Duncan Forbes
Jean-Michel Vovk	...	Albert Adam
Marina-Aymée Philippe	...	Bertha Parkin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Russel Amos	...	Mineur
Tony Boots	...	Mineur
David Bourges	...	Mineur
Gilles Faurie	...	Mineur
Matt Gibson	...	Mineur
Tom Gibson	...	Mineur
Koby Golisman	...	Mineur
Chris Green	...	Mineur
Craig Lewis	...	Mineur
Keith Merson	...	Mineur
Jackie Mounetas	...	Mineur
Terry Mountford	...	Mineur
Richard Smith	...	Mineur
Tommy Templey	...	Mineur
Trevor Tyas	...	Mineur
David Wilks	...	Mineur

Directed by
Pascale Ferran

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Roger Bohbot		writer
Pascale Ferran		writer
D.H. Lawrence		novel
Pierre Trividic		dialogue

Produced by
Kristina Larsen	....	co-producer
Gilles Sandoz	....	producer

Original Music by
Béatrice Thiriet

Cinematography by
Julien Hirsch

Film Editing by
Yann Dedet
Mathilde Muyard

Casting by
Richard Rousseau
Sarah Teper

Production Design by
François-Renaud Labarthe

Costume Design by
Marie-Claude Altot

Makeup Department
Luk Van Cleemput	....	hair designer
Danièle Vuarin	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Olivier Guerbois	....	production manager
Yann Jouannic	....	unit manager trainee
Luc Tissot	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara Canale	....	second second assistant director
Renaud Fely	....	second assistant director
Gabriele Roux	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Vincent Amiel	....	construction coordinator
Valérie Faynot	....	first assistant art director
Craig Price	....	property master

Sound Department
Pascal Chauvin	....	foley artist
Jean-Jacques Ferran	....	sound
Jean-Pierre Laforce	....	sound mixer
Sylvain Malbrant	....	assistant sound editor
Fred Mays	....	post-synchronization
Nicolas Moreau	....	sound editor
Emmanuelle Villard	....	assistant sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Christophe Beauvallet	....	first assistant camera
Edwin Broyer	....	key grip
Nathalie Eno	....	still photographer
Christian Magis	....	electrician
Yves Michaud	....	steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sylvie Régnier	....	wardrobe: England
Claire Tong	....	assistant costumer

Editorial Department
Sandie Bompar	....	assistant editor
Aurélie Laumont	....	color timer

Other crew
Christophe Besnard	....	assistant to producer
Lydia Bigard	....	script supervisor
Tatiana Bouchain	....	production secretary
Nathalie Depose	....	location assistant manager
Renaud Fely	....	location scout
Renaud Fely	....	second team director
Yann Jouannic	....	rush runner
Sandrine Vitali	....	production administrator

Production Companies

• Maïa Films
• Saga Film (I) (co-production)
• arte France Cinéma (co-production)
• Titre et Structure Production (co-production)
• Les Films du Lendemain (co-production)
• Cofinova 2 (with the support of)
• Région Limousin (with the support of)
• Région Provence Côte d'Azur (with the support of)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)

Distributors

• Ad Vitam Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• CP Classics (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Kino International Video
• Kino International (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Sagrera TV (2007) (Spain) (all media)

Other Companies

• 10 Twenty Two Casting  extras casting (UK)
• Eye-Lite  camera equipment provided by
• Eye-Lite  lighting
• Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The  orchestra

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:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

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 Storia di Lady Chatterley, La (1989)

Without compare

As you enter the cinema, I think there are several instructions certain viewers must first take heed of, as regards this film.

Firstly, face facts, it's French, so don't be surprised if there are hardly four lines of dialogue in the first thirty minutes. This works marvellously as an introduction into the repressed yet sensual world of the characters, but if you know you're likely to get bored without having everything immediately explained, then please save yourself the bother.

Secondly, it ain't all about the sex. If you're seeking XXXX thrills, again, don't bother.

Finally, Lady Chatterley is based upon the second (earlier) version of the book, NOT the famously explicit and more widely published rewrite Lawrence ultimately settled on. Don't be expecting the clunky politics that isn't very relevant in the 2000's, instead enjoy a tale of love and freedom, of hope that two very different people can become a reason for one another's happiness within this overbearing world we're all inevitably a part of.

As for the film itself, acting honours go to Marina Hands for an exquisite portrayal of Constance, truly from her performance every emotion can be felt without a hint of exaggeration. It's delightful stuff. Jean-Louis Coullo'ch's Parkin/gamekeeper is a good fit, for what really is the less starry role, and he handles everything, including a touching confessional scene, with an admirable strength and gentleness.

Underpinning everything is the lavish production, sound and photography to make an audience feel as part of the forest setting, a tranquillity that intimates so much of what the story is trying to say.

This is superb stuff.