Lady Chatterley's Lover

1955 [FRENCH]

Drama / Romance

4
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 244 244

Plot summary

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.

Director

Marc Allégret Photo
Marc Allégret

Top cast

Jacques Marin Photo
Jacques Marin as Un habitué du pub
Léon Daubrel Photo
Léon Daubrel as Le docteur
Valérie Vivin Photo
Valérie Vivin as Petit rôle
Jacqueline Noëlle Photo
Jacqueline Noëlle as Bertha Mellors
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952.66 MB
1280*966
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 4
1.73 GB
1432*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by brogmiller 7 / 10

If you go down to the woods today.......

This first screen version of D. H. Lawrence's infamous 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' was released five years before the Regina vs Penguin Obscenity Trial of 1960 and is directed by Marc Allégret.The trademark Gallic finesse for which this director is known is alas totally unsuited to the 'earthiness' of Lawrence's novel and one cannot help but wonder how some of his contemporaries, including his brother Yves, would have handled it.Based upon a stage version of the novel its theatrical roots are all too apparent and even allowing for the censorship restrictions of the time this tame treatment does little justice to the original. Monsieur Allégret has avoided the erotic element and has instead chosen to concentrate on Lawrence's belief in the union of mind and body which is fair enough but for this viewer at any rate the result is anodyne.There is no faulting the performances but the casting of Leo Genn as Sir Willoughby and Erno Crisa as Mellors simply stereotypes the phlegmatic Anglo-Saxon and the hot-blooded Latin. Having said that, Mr. Genn's portrayal of a deeply tragic character cannot fail to engage our sympathies whilst Signor Crisa is not merely a handsome hunk but possesses great sensitivity. For an Englishman Mr. Genn's command of the French language is impressive although some have found it to be incongruous in this setting. The film is essentially a vehicle for the splendid Danielle Darrieux who is luminous as Constance and whose sexuality is, as always, subdued.Although hugely popular when released it has not stood the test of time and remains, like much of Marc Allégret's output, insubstantial.
Reviewed by happytrigger-64-390517 6 / 10

just for Danielle Darrieux

Reviewed by writers_reign 6 / 10

Wide Of The Marc

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