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Marina Hands,
Marina Hands,
Jean-Louis Coulloc'h,
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Pascale Ferran,
Pascale Ferran
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: Kino
: Drama, Foreign, Romance, France, Erotica
: 161 min.
: French
: English
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D.H. Lawrence's once-scandalous tale of a married woman who finds herself through an affair with another man is brought to the screen in this adaptation directed by Pascale Ferran. Constance Chatterley (Marina Hands) is a lovely woman in her mid twenties who is married to Sir Clifford Chatterley (Hippolyte Girardot), a wealthy British nobleman many years her senior who is paralyzed from the waist down due to an injury sustained during World War I. While Constance loves her husband, she has grown weary of her life as a bird in a gilded cage, as well as her husband's lack of affection. One day, Constance steps out to take a walk and pauses to tell Parkin (Jean-Louis Coulloc'h), the estate's groundskeeper, that the cook would like him to shoot a pheasant for the evening's meal. Constance discovers Parkin is only half-dressed, and the physical strength of his body makes a strong impression on her. Parkin senses Constance's attraction to him, and he's equally taken by her beauty; in time the two throw caution to the wind and give in to their mutual passion. Constance blooms through her lovemaking with Parkin, and she finds his simple, rustic individualism is more to her taste than the life her husband has given her. But as Constance embraces her love for Parkin, others become aware of their relationship. Lady Chatterley was adapted from Lady Chatterley et l'Homme des Bois, the second of three versions Lawrence would publish of his best-known novel (it was published in English as John Thomas and Lady Jane). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| A quiet, visually appealing film
by MKaliher
February 10, 2008 - 11:14 AM PST
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| Despite the risqué cover art and review clips, this gentle movie isn't really about sex and promiscuity at all. One can hardly blame the marketers: sex is used to sell everything from perfume to insurance. But if you want sexual tension, find a copy of Payback with Joan Severance and C. Thomas Howell. This film is about the emotional awakening of two fairly ordinary people--and social classes, society's expectations of social classes, and the limitations of the class system. While director/writer Pascale Ferran and co-writers Roger Bohbot and Pierre Trividic provided a fine script, based on a D. H. Lawrence novel--which seems to bring a certain facet of early 20th century England to authentic life--it is really cinematographer Julien Hirsch and film editors Yann Dedet and Mathilde Muyard who make it all come together. The visual ambience of the film, whose setting is a large and naturally pristine estate, seems to reflect the personalities of the two lead characters--played by Marina Hands and Jean-Louis Coullo'ch--which reach some measure of fulfillment in a natural response to their intimacy. This is a quiet film, requiring some patience on the part of the viewer. If Die Hard is your favorite film, this one is probably not for you. On the other hand, if you enjoyed Babette's Feast, give this one a viewing. |
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GreenCine Member Rating
(Average 6.60)
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