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Rakkauden apostoli

Original title: Priest of Love
  • 19811981
  • K-12K-12
  • 2h 5m
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Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow", D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence wrote "Lady Chatterley's Lover".
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Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow", D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they r... Read allFollowing the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow", D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence wrote "Lady Chatterley's ... Read allFollowing the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow", D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence wrote "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
418
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POPULARITY
42,362
30,922
  • Director
    • Christopher Miles
  • Writers
    • D.H. Lawrence(letters and writings)
    • Harry T. Moore(book: "The Priest of Love")
    • Alan Plater(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ian McKellen
    • Janet Suzman
    • Ava Gardner
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  • Director
    • Christopher Miles
  • Writers
    • D.H. Lawrence(letters and writings)
    • Harry T. Moore(book: "The Priest of Love")
    • Alan Plater(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ian McKellen
    • Janet Suzman
    • Ava Gardner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Ian McKellen, Penelope Keith, and Janet Suzman in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    John Gielgud in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Ian McKellen, Maurizio Merli, and Janet Suzman in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Ian McKellen, Graham Faulkner, Andrew McCulloch, and Niall Padden in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Ian McKellen, Andrea Occhipinti, and Elio Pandolfi in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Ava Gardner and Jorge Rivero in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Ian McKellen, Massimo Ranieri, and Janet Suzman in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Ian McKellen in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Ian McKellen and Janet Suzman in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)
    Ian McKellen and Penelope Keith in Rakkauden apostoli (1981)

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    Ian McKellen
    Ian McKellen
    • D.H. Lawrence
    Janet Suzman
    Janet Suzman
    • Frieda Lawrence
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Mabel Dodge Luhan
    Penelope Keith
    Penelope Keith
    • The Honourable Dorothy Brett
    Jorge Rivero
    Jorge Rivero
    • Tony Luhan
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Herbert G. Muskett
    James Faulkner
    James Faulkner
    • Aldous Huxley
    Mike Gwilym
    • John Middleton Murry
    Marjorie Yates
    • Ada Lawrence
    Wendy Allnutt
    Wendy Allnutt
    • Maria Huxley
    Jane Booker
    Jane Booker
    • Barbara Weekley
    Sarah Brackett
    Sarah Brackett
    • Achsah Brewster
    Adrienne Burgess
    • Katherine Mansfield
    Patrick Holt
    Patrick Holt
    • Arthur Lawrence
    Burnell Tucker
    Burnell Tucker
    • Earl Brewster
    Mike Morris
    • Dr. Uhfelder
    Anne Dyson
    Anne Dyson
    • Lydia Lawrence
    Sarah Miles
    Sarah Miles
    • Film Star
    • Director
      • Christopher Miles
    • Writers
      • D.H. Lawrence(letters and writings)
      • Harry T. Moore(book: "The Priest of Love")
      • Alan Plater(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Many of the locations in which D.H. Lawrence and Frieda Lawrence lived and visited during their last six years together, were used as locations in this movie. The closing credits declare that the movie was "made at Shepparton Studio Centre, England, and on-location in the places where the Lawrences actually lived in England, France, Italy, and Mexico."
    • Quotes

      Herbert G. Muskett: [looking at a copy of Lawrence's book "Kangaroo"] It does not appear to be obscene in absolutely legal terms. Anti-British to the point of insanity.

      Clerk to Herbert G. Muskett: Apparently, Mr. Lawrence is going to America.

      Herbert G. Muskett: We must inform the authorities.

      Clerk to Herbert G. Muskett: It's been attended to, Mr Muskett.

      [reaching for the book]

      Clerk to Herbert G. Muskett: Shall I take this?

      Herbert G. Muskett: Leave it. I shall read it again. To make absolutely sure

      [recommences intense study of the book]

    • Alternate versions
      An abridged 99 minute "Centenary version" was released in 1985 in the UK to better box office and critical acclaim to commemorate the birth of D.H.Lawrence. As well as inevitable cutting of some material the shortened version also rearranges the placement of some of the flashback sequence and ends with Lawrence's death excluding the New Mexico epilogue. The short version is a properly re-prepared effort however with the appearance order end-credits redone to reflect the new positions in which characters first appear. Copies of the 1981 version, which was first released in the UK during the 1982 Falklands War when theatre going plummeted, now no longer exist.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Halloween II, Priest of Love, Chanel Solitaire, The Watcher in the Woods (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      The Way We Get It Together
      music by Francis James Brown and Stanley Joseph Seeger (as Joseph James)

      Lyrics by Christopher Cone

      Played by The Pasadena Roof Orchestra

    User reviews9

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    5/10
    Priest of Love
    Looks at the later part of DH Lawrence's life with his beloved wife Frieda and their frequent movement from one country to another against a background of controversy and book banning / burning back in his native country.

    The lead performances are believable and interesting and the second half is more accessible and enlightening than the first as you get closer to the couple's lives and Lawrence's vigorous self belief. The first half though is played out too fast, moving very quickly across the globe with the man having hissy fits with little explanation. Nice support from Penelope Keith.

    Probably needs watching more than once.
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    • Apr 4, 2021

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1982 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Mexico
      • Italy
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Priest of Love
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Milesian Films
      • Ronceval
      • Viscount
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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