Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)

The most notorious novel of the century.

After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

Date of release
1981-06-29
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (96)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Just Jaeckin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover is a 1981 erotic romantic drama film directed by Just Jaeckin, based on D. H. Lawrence's 1928 novel of the same name. The film stars Sylvia Kristel and Nicholas Clay.

Production

At one stage, Ken Russell had considered filming the book, but lost the rights. When he heard who was making it he said, "unless the director has turned over a new leaf, Lady Chatterley's Lover is going to be a glossy facile romp in the woods, romp after romp after romp."

Star Kristel said she was ". . . sad that some people may feel the film was 'soft porn'. Just Jaeckin and I have been persecuted by this soft porn criticism. I don't want to go through the same nightmare as I did after Emmanuelle."

"We are not making an X-rated picture", said executive producer Yoram Globus. "This will be a cult film. Nudity depends on how you shoot it."

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