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Lady Chatterley

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Young and beautiful Lady Constance Chatterley (Marina Hands) lives a life of comfort on the lavish estate owned by her much older husband, Sir Clifford Chatterley (Hippolyte Girardot), who has been confined to a wheelchair ever since he was gravely injured in World War I. Increasingly bored with her comfortable but unromantic marriage, she falls into a passionate, emotional but scandalizing love affair with the rugged estate gardener, Parkin (Jean-Louis Coullo'ch).
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Tasteful, poetic, yet sexually forthright, Lady Chatterley skillfully translates its source novel's high-art erotica onto the big screen.

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Although the film is capable of sustaining our interest throughout, the viewer may find it lacking in some of the transcendence Lady Chatterley's lust is supposed to inspire. Rated: 3/5 Sep 21, 2007 Full Review John Monaghan Detroit Free Press Excellent performances by everyone involved help you overlook the incongruity of French-speaking actors in traditional English settings. Rated: 3/4 Sep 14, 2007 Full Review Susan Walker Toronto Star Director Pascale Ferran is true to the spirit of the book and gives us an eyeful, of both the glorious countryside and the lovers' physiques. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 31, 2007 Full Review Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing Pascale Ferran's Lady Chatterley is as exquisite and memorable for the way it burrows beneath its characters' skin, into the discrete and lonely worlds they occupy. Feb 4, 2020 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row Ferran's softly contemplative tone is both unassuming and enthralling, making it an unexpectedly fascinating and breathtaking film. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 6, 2019 Full Review Jon Frosch The Stranger (Seattle, WA) I was lulled by the gentleness of the film, and struck by how closely Ferran observes her characters, as well as how modern and subtle her insights are. Sep 12, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member That movie has scared my mind Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review andrey k An archetypical French story of passion and love nicely realized and beautiful to the eye. I liked how the film was constructed with those brief intertitles; it's an aesthetical movie, even the raw sexual scenes were not offensive and harmonized quite well with the feelings of the main characters. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a superb move and beautifully filmed. It is worth your time and takes its place among the best expressions of this ground-breaking story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Audience Member A solid drama film with some good acting. Some of the more intimate scenes feel a bit uncomfortable to watch at first, with the more realistic touch, lack of background music etc. Almost feels like peeping into other people personal lives, but in the end it serves the film as a whole. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Intelligent adaptation of the once-notorious story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A wealthy woman, living in loneliness and desolation after her husband returns home from war paralyzed, she finds sexual and romantic consolation in her unlikely relationship with her gameskeeper. Achingly lengthy, nearing three hours in length, and inexcusably cold and naïve, this film inspired by D.H. Lawrence's famous work is only appealing for its visual style in its erotic charge. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Young and beautiful Lady Constance Chatterley (Marina Hands) lives a life of comfort on the lavish estate owned by her much older husband, Sir Clifford Chatterley (Hippolyte Girardot), who has been confined to a wheelchair ever since he was gravely injured in World War I. Increasingly bored with her comfortable but unromantic marriage, she falls into a passionate, emotional but scandalizing love affair with the rugged estate gardener, Parkin (Jean-Louis Coullo'ch).
Director
Pascale Ferran
Producer
Gilles Sandoz
Screenwriter
Pascale Ferran, Roger Bohbot, Pierre Trividic, Pierre Trividic
Production Co
Arte, Saga Film, Maïa Films
Rating
R (Sexuality|Graphic Nudity)
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 22, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$687.4K
Runtime
3h 40m