Based on < I >John Thomas and Lady Jane, the second and arguably the best of the three versions of
Lady Chatterley's Lover that D.H. Lawrence wrote between 1926 and 1928 (the title is an inside joke aimed at an early reader who suggested he title his scandalously explicit manuscript after euphemisms for male and female genitalia), Pascale Ferran's serious adaptation momentarily reclaims Lawrence's masterpiece from the soft-core realm of YOUNG LADY CHATTERLEY, LADY CHATTERLEY MEETS FANNY HILL and LADY CHATTERLEY IN TOKYO. But while Ferran's mind is far from the gutter, his film lacks Lawrence's spiritual urgency and grand perspective.
Several year...
Released:
2006
Rated:
NR
Length:
168 mins