Lady Chatterley's Lover

Starring:Sylvia Kristel, Shane Briant, Nicholas Clay, Ann Mitchell, Elizabeth Spriggs, Pascale Rivault, Peter Bennett, Anthony Head, Frank Moorey, Bessie Love, John Tynan, Michael Huston, Fran Hunter, Ryan Michael, Mark Colleano, Peter Jaques
Director: Just Jaeckin
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

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Back in the day when full-frontal nudity and soft-core eroticism were still part of the mainstream release strategy, Lady Chatterley's Lover made the rounds as a higher-toned slab of hubba-hubba. For this opus, Sylvia Kristel, the Dutch-born beauty who had bared all and gained a following in Emmanuelle, teamed up again with that film's director, Just Jaeckin,. Based on the once-scandalous D.H. Lawrence novel (and at least partly adapted by Marc Behm), Lady Chatterley casts Kristel as the wife of a paralyzed nobleman (former Hammer star Shane Briant). He can no longer make love to his sexy missus, and so gives his blessing to the idea of her having an affair--although the reality of the Lady getting it on with the manor's rough-hewn gamekeeper (Nicholas Clay) is not what he had in mind. The result is much closer to a bodice-ripping romance novel than to Lawrence (stick with Ken Russell's Women in Love for Lawrence erotica), and the sex scenes have the customary tropes of crackling fire and dancing in the rain. The sheer dullness of the production might be the price one must pay for getting to the hot parts, of which there are plenty. --Robert Horton

Description

Paralyzed from the waist down due to a war injury, Sir Clifford Chatterley (Shane Briant) urges his wife, Constance (Sylvia Kristel), to take a lover to satisfy her physical needs. But when she begins an intense affair with a man of shockingly lower class the virile and rugged gamekeeper Mellors (Nicholas Clay) the unexpected stirring of passions will rock not only their marriage, but all of society as well.

Customer Reviews:

Lady Chatterley's Lover 1982 version.......2007-04-06

what a dog of a movie,if someone is looking for a better movie version of this story buy the new (1992) or later americanized version

Disappointing Adaptation .......2007-04-05

I think this adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover is lacking in so many ways. The actors are mediocre at best. Roles like Hilda miscast. Nothing against the actress in this role but she seems old enough to be Connie's mother rather than sister. And I rather wanted to tell the gamekeeper to keep his clothes on. Additionally, there doesn't seem to capture the passion and quiet desperation of the characters. If one wants to see a good film as well as a film that's faithful to the spirit of Lady Chatterley's Lover...This is not it.

loyalty to love.......2007-03-09

Enjoyed watching the movie after a long time. quality of the dvd is good.
shipped on time.

Rekindle romance.......2006-06-27

Rekindle romance with this movie. Very hot.Not for children..
surprised this movie was not rated M for mature audiences.

Bastardized the social theme of DH Lawrence.......2006-04-14

DH Lawrence nearly ruined his career when this book was published. There were so many shocking social themes and commentaries inherent in the story. Sadly, the film version played up the affair and it resulted in a soft-core nearly X-rated motion picture. Perhaps it is time for a remake that is truer to what DH Lawrence wanted to say about the folly of love and desire.

Lady Chatterley's Lover [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]

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Lady Chatterley's Lover [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]
Director: Just Jaeckin
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000FT740U

Product Description

Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Mono), German (Mono), Italian (Mono), Spanish (Mono), Danish (Subtitles), Dutch (Subtitles), English (Subtitles), Finnish (Subtitles), German (Subtitles), Hindi (Subtitles), Italian (Subtitles), Norwegian (Subtitles), Portuguese (Subtitles), Spanish (Subtitles), Swedish (Subtitles), Turkish (Subtitles), WIDESCREEN, SYNOPSIS: Rich, titled and beautiful, young Lady Chatterley (Sylvia Kristel) is increasingly restless and frustrated by her passionless marriage to Sir Clifford (Shane Briant). Increasingly attracted to the handsome Mellors (Nicholas Clay), her husband's gamekeeper, she is soon seeking physical and emotional satisfaction in a passionate affair, oblivious to the social scandal they are creating. Based on one of the most famous and scandalous books ever written, D.H. Lawrence's classic love story was banned for over 30 years when first published. Here, the controversial literary classic is beautifully realised as a voluptuous cinema experience from director Just Jaeckin, who also directed Kristel in Emmanuelle.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Trailer(s), Scene Access, Interactive Menu,

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Lady Chatterley's Lover 1982 version
Disappointing Adaptation
loyalty to love
Rekindle romance
Bastardized the social theme of DH Lawrence

Lady Chatterley's Lover [Region 2]
Starring: Sylvia Kristel , Shane Briant , Nicholas Clay , Ann Mitchell , and Elizabeth Spriggs
Director: Just Jaeckin
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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