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Lady Chatterley
1993
Sean Bean, Joely Richardson Adapted by Ken Russell from DH Laurence's classics novels, Lady Chatterley is a passionate love story, which portrays the tempestuous and scandalous affair between an aristocratic young woman and her husband's gamekeeper. Joely Richardson plays one of fictions most famous and passionate .. Read more
| Starring | Sean Bean, Joely Richardson, Shirley Ann Field, James Wilby |
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| Director | Ken Russell |
| Genres | Drama |
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Lady Chatterley
Sean Bean, Joely Richardson Adapted by Ken Russell from DH Laurence's classics novels, Lady Chatterley is a passionate love story, which portrays the tempestuous and scandalous affair between an aristocratic young woman and her husband's gamekeeper. Joely Richardson plays one of fictions most famous and passionate characters, Lady Chatterley, and Sean Bean is Mellors, the moody and intense gamekeeper with whom she falls in love with.
| Starring | Sean Bean, Joely Richardson, Shirley Ann Field, James Wilby, Hetty Baynes, Roger Hammond, Melanie Hughes |
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| Director | Ken Russell |
| Studio | PRISM LEISURE |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1993 |
| Format | DVD |
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Not the prequel one might have expected, but rather a sequel to DH Lawrence's classic novel, in which Lady Chatterley's niece, Cynthia, inherits the family home where she romps with a lot more lovers than her auntie ever did. A “respectable” piece of soft porn inspired by the success of Emmanuelle and its ilk, the movie is at least elegantly turned out and passably erotic. Certainly the characters and dialogue are closer to Mary Poppins than Lawrence, but since the “Derbyshire” locations are plainly in California, tongue-in-cheek humour may have been the intention. The film was successful enough to produce a sequel, Young Lady Chatterley II, that was not seen in British cinemas.
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9 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Not as good as hoped
I rented this DVD on the grounds it was supposed to be very good. Wrong. It was so bad, I couldn't watch it all. It got turned off after the first two episodes (there are 4 in all) because I couldn't bear to watch anymore (and neither could my partner). The acting was bad (some characters were good, but on the whole...) and as for the sex...well.... lets just say it didn't do anything for me! I don't know if it got any better, and I'm sorry if it does, I just couldn't stand to find out.
For a film only made in 1993 it was badly dubbed in places and appears to have been made years earlier. This is the first DVD I have been unable to watch, and I'm really sad about it. -
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8 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Better when I was younger
I watched this again soley on the sentimental feelings I had towards it from when the series was shown on television. Unfortunately back then I was young and maybe hadn't seen a great deal. Certainly not as much as I have now at any rate. This was supposed to be part of a sensual and steamy evening in with my girlfriend but about 3/4 through we turned it off out of boredom. The lusty scenes are few and far between, the remainder of the film a little slow and uneventful I'm afraid.
If I wanted that kind of evening again I think I'd go for something a little more erotic the whole way through. -
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Lady Chatterley
Sean Bean, Joely Richardson Adapted by Ken Russell from DH Laurence's classics novels, Lady Chatterley is a passionate love story, which portrays the tempestuous and scandalous affair between an aristocratic young woman and her husband's gamekeeper. Joely Richardson plays one of fictions most ...
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