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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569385494
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1569385491
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 24, 2003
Running Time: 205 minutes
Sales Rank: 31530
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1992
Editorial Review:
Description:
From the director of Women in Love and Altered States comes a retelling of the literary classic that launched the most celebrated obscenity trial of the 20th century. In adapting the famous tale of unbridled passion, Ken Russell has made a moving love story and some of the most talked about television of the 1990s. Joely Richardson (Return to Me, The Affair of the Necklace) stars as the young, sexually repressed Lady Chatterley, whose paralyzed husband (James Wilby, Gosford Park) urges her to find fulfillment and an heir for his fortune in the arms of another man. Sean Bean (Patriot Games, The Lord of the Rings) is the lowly gamekeeper whose scandalous attentions awaken her senses. DVD special features include an exclusive interview with writer/director Ken Russell, behind-the-scenes photo gallery, broadcast trailer, cast and crew filmographies and DH Lawrence biography.
Amazon.com:
Those who believe British miniseries to be too proper and corseted may want to make an exception for Ken Russell's 1992, four-hour BBC adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's scandalous novel. Between the full frontal female nudity and empowering shed-rocking sex scenes, this is something for everyone to have a randy good time. To save you the bother of fast-forwarding, episodes two and three contain the very naughtiest bits involving the illicit affair between 'loyal wife, good companion' Constance Chatterly (Joely Richardson) and Oliver Mellors (Sean Bean), gamekeeper to Constance's embittered, paralyzed husband (James Wilby). When he insists his wife take a lover and produce an heir to his fortune, he didn't have the lowly 'wild man of the woods' in mind. Neither did Constance, but soon enough the woods are alive with the sound of heavy panting and frantic gropings up against trees. The production is impeccably mounted--no pun intended--and the performances (particularly by the daring Ms. Richardson) impassioned. Save for one dream sequence involving a black horse (a symbol of passion, one character helpfully explains), and the, at times, overheated musical score that threatens to overwhelm the lovers, Russell (Tommy, Altered States) holds his tendencies toward excess in check. --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Boooooooooooooooring!
I was really dissapointed with this film. I am crazy for any adaptation of a British Lit Classic, and have a very large collection of those types of movies. Very rarely do I find one that I just don't like. This one is that rare film. I tried to watch it twice, and I just cannot get into it. The music is so dull and repetitive that it could put you to sleep. It's like who ever wrote the score completed two minutes worth then gave up and just decided to replay it over and over again because they ... Read More
Rating:  - Disappointing
If I did not know this was Ken Russel's work, I would mistake it for a run-of the-mill BBC mini series. OK, but not exciting. There is no chemistry between the lady and her lover. Sir Clifford (the husband) is more likeable than Mellors (the lover) -- that should tell you something. Russel's work falls especially flat after seeing a superb new French version o Lady Chatterley by Pascale Ferran. For me, Ferran's is the ultimate interpretation of D.H. Lawrence's work, exquisitely filmed and peopled ... Read More
Rating:  - Dissapointing
While this adaptation did draw many good points from the story it was based on, it was very nearly ruined by poor acting. There just wasn't much chemistry between the two main characters, and many of the other characters seemed flat. Lady Chatterly herself ended up seeming somewhat frigid, which is certainly not what you would expect from an adulteress.
The format of a miniseries can be a good choice when there is a great deal of content to be conveyed, but this one just seemed to drag on and on. ... Read More
Rating: - Simple Review
Great Scenes and acting. Though the orginal movie is more erotic, this movie has a better view of Lady Chatterley passion for love.
Rating:  - Lady Chatterley Again A pleasant surprise!
I thought oh no not another version of this book, I can't bear it but when I saw it, I was blown away. Sean Bean is great as the "lover" and smolders all the way through but he can also act!! Almost as good as his Sharpe role.
I thought the period sets and cast were well chosen and one can easily get lost by oneself for 4 steamy hours!! I felt that the length was good it gave the film time to unfold rather than be rushed through in 2 hours.
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