Lady Chatterley
2006 · Movie · R · 167 min · ★ 6.2 · 79% critics
After a crippling injury affects her husband’s ability to be intimate, Lady Chatterley feels torn between devotion and longing. With his consent, she explores other ways to satisfy her desires, sparked by quiet encounters on their estate.
Based on Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-11-01
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 167 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (116 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you want a lush, emotionally driven period romance with nature-heavy atmosphere and sensitive sensuality; Not for you if you need action-forward pacing or dislike steamy scenes, and if you’re expecting something like Unfaithful or Bitter Moon.
Pros: dramatic psychological focus; beautiful countryside feel; sensual but restrained | Cons: slow pacing; divisive erotic tone; uneven ending remarks
Themes
- new love
- baby
- country house
- eroticism
- wheelchair
- bourgeoisie
- longing
- forbidden love
- surprise
- wedding
- extramarital affair
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- Lumière Award — Best Actress · 2007
- Louis Delluc Prize · 2006
- César Award — Best Actress · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
Marina Hands
as Constance
Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
as Parkin
Hippolyte Girardot
as Clifford
Hélène Alexandridis
as Mrs. Bolton
Hélène Fillières
as Hilda
Bernard Verley
as Constance Vater
Sava Lolov
as Tommy Dukes
Jean-Baptiste Montagut
as Harry Winterslo
- WA
William Atkinson
as Mineur
- MV
Michel Vincent
as Marshall
Directed by Pascale Ferran