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Another of writer/director Ken Russell's D.H. Lawrence adaptations, LADY CHATTERLEY is drawn from the author's unexpurgated novel, as well as the two previously published drafts of the story, 'The First Lady Chatterley' and 'John Thomas and Lady Jane'. In recounting the familiar details of young, bored Lady Chatterley (Joely .. Read more

Starring	Sean Bean, Joely Richardson, Shirley Ann Field, James Wilby
Director	Ken Russell
Genres	Drama

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  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 ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - bear2
  - Flintshire
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 18:05
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  - 17
  A good version of an excellent novel that attracted silly notoriety from an era of repressed sexuality.
  
  I am a big fan of DH Lawrence but not of Ken Russell....so I watched with some sense of trepidation as to what the director might do with this 'sensitive&#... read more »
  
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- - roncoach
  - 263 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 11 Dec 2011 at 03:06
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  Wrong trailer...
  
  Just so you know, the trailer on here is for a different version of Lady Chatterley, NOT the Ken Russell version -starring Sean Bean and Joely Richardson- that ... read more »
  
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- - redcat2
  - 1 review
  - 02 Dec 2011 at 00:19
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  Lady Chatterleys Lover
  
  An easy watch film. Do not watch if you are a serious DHLawrence fan, you will be disappointed..........Equally if you are planning to read the book, it may be ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 08 Jan 2011 at 17:28
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  lady Chatterley
  
  This is a good novel; not his best, certainly, but a good novel none-the-less. Why, then, do these film makers feel the need to embellish on it and keep putting... read more »
  
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- - daisymaisy
  - 51 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 24 Aug 2010 at 17:10
- - 1
  - 0
  Lady Chatterley's Lover 1
  
  Some very good acting by Joely Richardson, James Wilby and of course Sean Bean! I hadn't read the book before although have often intended to. It is a good ... read more »
  
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  - england
  - 13 Apr 2010 at 13:06
- - 0
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  The origional was much better
  
  I was a little bit dissapointed with this version of the film,the origional seemed much more dramatic.Never the less Sean Bean was still great in this film as ... read more »
  
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  - Cumbria
  - 22 Mar 2010 at 22:52
- - 0
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  get it right
  
  How many mistakes can you shoehorn into one synopsis, Lovefilm?
  
  Lady Chatterley's husband is not elderly but crippled by a war injury.
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  - UK
  - 06 Mar 2010 at 22:32
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  Lady Chatterley
  
  Having read the D H Lawrence novel for our Reading Group, we were curious to watch a screen version. We were a little disappointed in the adjustments made. ... read more »
  
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  - Bristol, England
  - 27 Mar 2006 at 12:22
- - 4
  - 1
  Times Change
  
  Since the obscenity trial in 1960 this story has a reputation for its sexual content. If that's why you are thinking of hiring it, then don't. You ... read more »
  
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- - Ged
  - Yorkshire
  - 05 Jul 2005 at 13:58
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  A Bit Slow
  
  A bit slow, but the big problem I had was the poor documentation of the episodes I am still not sure what order they are in, except the last one where they sail... read more »
  
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  - Heml Hempstead, England
  - 17 May 2005 at 08:22
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- - 12
  - 5
  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 ... read more »
  
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- 307029
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - bear2
  - Flintshire
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 18:05
- - 8
  - 5
  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 ... read more »
  
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- - Richard Latimer
  - Oxford
  - 14 Jul 2004 at 13:23
- - 6
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  A great literary classic
  
  I didn't rent this for the story, but was pleasantly surprised at how well done the clothed parts were.
  
  All the worst dialogue is lifted directly... read more »
  
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- - blessures
  - Manchester
  - 01 Jun 2004 at 18:42
- - 4
  - 1
  Times Change
  
  Since the obscenity trial in 1960 this story has a reputation for its sexual content. If that's why you are thinking of hiring it, then don't. You ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 120813
- - Ged
  - Yorkshire
  - 05 Jul 2005 at 13:58
- - 1
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  Lady Chatterley's Lover 1
  
  Some very good acting by Joely Richardson, James Wilby and of course Sean Bean! I hadn't read the book before although have often intended to. It is a good ... read more »
  
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- 882895
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  - england
  - 13 Apr 2010 at 13:06
- - 0
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  Lady Chatterley
  
  Having read the D H Lawrence novel for our Reading Group, we were curious to watch a screen version. We were a little disappointed in the adjustments made. ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Bristol, England
  - 27 Mar 2006 at 12:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Typical BBC classic
  
  Sorry! I just love Sean Bean! The film does reflect quite well on the novel. It doesn't quite have the atmosphere but then the films never do! It is a nice... read more »
  
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- - poshbuns
  - north yorkshire
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 19:12
- - 0
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  get it right
  
  How many mistakes can you shoehorn into one synopsis, Lovefilm?
  
  Lady Chatterley's husband is not elderly but crippled by a war injury.
  read more »
  
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- 869761
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 06 Mar 2010 at 22:32
- - 0
  - 0
  The origional was much better
  
  I was a little bit dissapointed with this version of the film,the origional seemed much more dramatic.Never the less Sean Bean was still great in this film as ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 875636
- - a customer
  - Cumbria
  - 22 Mar 2010 at 22:52
- - 0
  - 0
  lady Chatterley
  
  This is a good novel; not his best, certainly, but a good novel none-the-less. Why, then, do these film makers feel the need to embellish on it and keep putting... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 917668
- - daisymaisy
  - 51 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 24 Aug 2010 at 17:10

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- Lady Chatterley
  
  Another of writer/director Ken Russell's D.H. Lawrence adaptations, LADY CHATTERLEY is drawn from the author's unexpurgated novel, as well as the two previously published drafts of the story, 'The First Lady Chatterley' and 'John Thomas and Lady Jane'. In recounting the familiar details of young, ...