Lady Chatterley's Lover (2015)

In 1913 Connie Reid marries wealthy Nottingham colliery owner Sir Clifford Chatterley but he returns from the Great War disabled and in a wheelchair. Connie is loyal but begins to feel ... See full summary »

Director:

Jed Mercurio

Writers:

D.H. Lawrence (novel), Jed Mercurio

Stars:

Holliday Grainger, Richard Madden, James Norton

2 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Holliday Grainger	...	Lady Constance Chatterley
Richard Madden	...	Oliver Mellors
James Norton	...	Sir Clifford Chatterley
Jodie Comer	...	Ivy Bolton
Edward Holcroft	...	Duncan Forbes
Eve Ponsonby	...	Hilda Reid
Howard Ward	...	Betts
Elizabeth Rider	...	Mrs. Betts
Tony Pritchard	...	Field
Ian Peck	...	Harry Dale
Enzo Cilenti	...	Victor Linley
Sebastian Gray	...	Reverend Massey
Chris Morrison	...	Ted Bolton
Katy Kenyon	...	Bertha Coutts

Storyline

In 1913 Connie Reid marries wealthy Nottingham colliery owner Sir Clifford Chatterley but he returns from the Great War disabled and in a wheelchair. Connie is loyal but begins to feel alienated as he engages a nurse, Mrs Bolton, to bathe him and excludes her from pit business. Despite his desire for an heir his impotency results in a lack of sexual activity and Connie is drawn to handsome Oliver Mellors, the plain-spoken former miner her husband has engaged as his game-keeper and who represents the passion she craves. They embark upon a physical affair in Oliver's cottage but are discovered and betrayed by Mrs Bolton. Connie, now carrying Oliver's child, must choose between a pampered but joyless existence with her husband or an uncertain future with the man she has come to love.

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Plot Keywords:

colliery | cottage | wheelchair | motorised chair | gamekeeper | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 2015 (UK)

Also Known As:

Lady Chatterleys älskare

Filming Locations:

Rhondda Heritage Park, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hartswood Films, Serena Cullen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

As told in the wedding scene, Clifford's middle name is Herbert, the same as author David Herbert Lawrence, and Connie's middle name is Freida, the same as the wife of the author, Freida Weekly.

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Quotes

Oliver Mellors: You have the nicest behind of any a woman.

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Connections

Version of Lady Chatterley (1993)

User Reviews

A limp and rather pointless revision of a much revisited classic.

There have been at least five or six screen adaptations of Lady Chatterly's Lover, and this one adds nothing new or noteworthy. It is mediocre at best, and despite the ludicrous warning on Netflix that this version contains "strong sex", be assured it is decidedly tame. There is not so much as a nipple to be seen in this TV quality offering, which is so careful and safe that it feels like something aimed at schoolchildren studying the book.

Since costume dramas are ten-a-penny these days, yet another version of Chatterly is surely surplus to requirements, unless, of course, it is willing to offer up a bit more flesh than, say, "The Tudors".

Since graphic (at the time) sex was the main selling-point of the original book, causing much controversy and litigation, it would not be inappropriate for a modern screen adaptation to similarly push the boundaries. Otherwise, what's the point?

And lack of sex aside, there is little else to recommend this film either. The script, acting, direction, and cinematography are every bit as flaccid as Lord Chatterly, and there is minimal visual splendour in terms of countryside or stately homes upon which to feast the eye.

There is, however, one pretty good music cue, during the main "sex" scene. It's just a shame that the music was so good because it was making up for so much else that was missing.

Having said all that, it passed the time pleasantly (if blandly) enough. I won't be re-watching it, however.