Priest Of Love Details

1981

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Starring	Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, John Gielgud, Ava Gardner
Director	Christopher Miles
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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This biographical film provides insight into the life of renowned British author D.H. Lawrence (Ian McKellen), best known for his sexually explicit novel LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER. In addition to exploring Lawrence's youth, PRIEST OF LOVE examines important events in Lawrence's personal and professional career, including his tempestuous relationship with his wife and sometime collaborator Frieda (Janet Suzman); his battle against censorship (LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER was banned in England for years); and his bisexuality.

Starring	Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, John Gielgud, Ava Gardner, Penelope Keith, Maurizio Merli, James Faulkner, Mike Gwilym
Director	Christopher Miles
Studio	STRATA FILMS
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian
Language	DVD: English
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1981 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental

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- An extremely disappointing film, seeming to consist of aimless travelling by fractious people who never have anything interesting to say. Stilted in all departments.
- 31964
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Slow to start but worth the journey
  
  With such a cast and script writer, this has to be a strong film - and it is. After 30 minutes we considered switching it off as it was very slow to develop ... read more »
  
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  Worth watching
  
  This is an interesting film about Lawrence, with a good turn by Ian McKellen. Perhaps it would be worth knowing something about his background first, before you... read more »
  
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  - 25 Apr 2008 at 17:40
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  Great but tragic
  
  This is not the sort of DVD you would watch if you just wanted a pleasant evening in. The film is biographical, and so not a story as such, and like all ... read more »
  
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- - Andy Miles
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  - 14 Jul 2006 at 19:28
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  Slow to start but worth the journey
  
  With such a cast and script writer, this has to be a strong film - and it is. After 30 minutes we considered switching it off as it was very slow to develop ... read more »
  
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  This biographical film provides insight into the life of renowned British author D.H. Lawrence (Ian McKellen), best known for his sexually explicit novel LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER. In addition to exploring Lawrence's youth, PRIEST OF LOVE examines important events in Lawrence's personal and ...