Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a movie directed by Just Jaeckin in 1981 and based on the book of the same name by D.H. Lawrence, first published in 1923. The movie features Sylvia Kristel, Shane Briant, Nicholas Clay, Ann Mitchell, Elizabeth Spriggs, Pascale Rivault, and others.
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Storyline
Constance, Sir Clifford Chatterley’s stunning wife, finds it difficult to cope when her husband returns home from the war with a devastating disability that leaves him impotent. Sir Chatterley gives his wife, Lady Chatterley, permission to have a lover despite his awareness that he may never be able to satisfy her demands. But that lover has to come from a higher social status.
Movie vs Book
Year
1981
Minutes
104
Movie Rate
5.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Director: Just Jaeckin
Country: UK
Year: 1981
Length: 1h44m
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Year
1923
Pages
376
Book Rate
7.02
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Book
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Author: D.H. Lawrence
Country: UK
First published in: 1923
Length: 376 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“I had to read Mario Puzo's book several times, concentrated and focused, and research on the Mafia to get an idea of the kind of film that could be created.”
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA (Filmmaker)
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