A film adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel. After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her ...
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| 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 | |
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Peter Bennett | ... | Field |
| Anthony Head | ... | Anton | |
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Frank Moorey | ... | The Priest |
| Bessie Love | ... | Flora | |
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John Tynan | ... | Roberts |
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Michael Huston | ... | Footman |
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Fran Hunter | ... | Maid |
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Michael Ryan | ... | Gigolo (as Ryan Michael) |
| Mark Colleano | ... | Gigolo | |
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A film adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel. After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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dysfunctional marriage | adulterous wife | male frontal nudity | nudity | voyeur |Taglines:
From the sensual controversial novel by D.H. Lawrence. See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
7 May 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El amante de Lady Chatterley See more »Filming Locations:
Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Director Just Jaeckin once said of D.H. Lawrence's novel, Lady Chatterley's Lover: "The power of the book is the magic of its prose. When Christopher Wicking and I wrote the script, we decided to have narration in it so as not to lose the magic of Lawrence's writing. It's a timeless story - as modern as when Lawrence wrote it". See more »Goofs
Hyacinth flowers are seen in the bedroom during mid autumn in Great Britain in the early 1920s. These plants bloom in the springtime. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Class consciousness is the thematic excuse for this very Victorian-era story of the wife of a debilitated English aristocrat. The wife has certain "needs" that cannot be met by her husband, who is paralyzed from the waist down. So, she finds what she needs in the grounds-keeper, a ruggedly handsome man. Visual eroticism is the real theme, of course.
There's not a lot to the story. The whole thing could have been neatly told in thirty minutes. Here, it's terribly drawn out, with scenes that are way too lengthy. What's really annoying is the vanity that characters exhibit. Lady Chatterley (Sylvia Kristel), in particular, is obsessed with her own body. Partially nude, she stares vainly at herself in a mirror. For his part the grounds-keeper (Nicholas Clay) likes to do outdoor chores with his shirt off, convenient for any sensual woman who just happens to be strolling by. It's all rather obvious and superficial. Only toward the end does the story actually get interesting.
I do like the majestic musical score. And the cinematography isn't bad at all, with some good outdoor scenes in the fog. There are lots of close-up camera shots, and quite a few extreme close-ups. This film is obviously a Sylvia Kristel vehicle. But her acting is stilted and self-conscious.
Maybe the film was sexually daring in its time. By today's standards, "Lady Chatterley's Lover" is quite tame. I would mostly describe it as slow, drawn-out, and dull, with characters who are annoyingly self-centered and vain.