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Lady Chatterley

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77% Tomatometer 86 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
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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Critics Consensus

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 Sep 21, 2007
3/5
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. Go to Full Review John Monaghan Detroit Free Press Sep 14, 2007
3/4
Excellent performances by everyone involved help you overlook the incongruity of French-speaking actors in traditional English settings. Go to Full Review Susan Walker Toronto Star Aug 31, 2007
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing Feb 4, 2020
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. Go to Full Review Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Jul 6, 2019
3.5/4
Ferran's softly contemplative tone is both unassuming and enthralling, making it an unexpectedly fascinating and breathtaking film. Go to Full Review Jon Frosch The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Sep 12, 2010
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jan 23, 2014 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. See more Aug 17, 2013 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. See more Jun 20, 2013 Intelligent adaptation of the once-notorious story. See more May 22, 2013 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. See more May 14, 2013 Its just weird watching such an English story in French... See more Feb 13, 2013 If only affairs weren't real. See more Read all reviews
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Pascale Ferran

Director

Marina Hands

Lady Chatterley

Jean-Louis Coulloc'h

Parkin

Hippolyte Girardot

Clifford

Hélène Alexandridis

Mrs. Bolton

Hélène Fillières

Hilda

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Lady Chatterley

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Movie Info

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
Drama, Romance
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
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