2009 01 03 - Movie - Lady Chatterley

LADY CHATTERLEY
Rating: R21Consumer Advice: Sexual ContentGenre: DramaLanguage: French with English subtitlesDirector: Pascale FerranMain Cast: Marina Hands, Jean-Louis Coullo'chRuntime: 162mins
Based on one of the most scandalous novels of our time… Sir Clifford has returned from the Great War to his estate near Sheffield, paralyzed from the waist down. Lady Constance, his young wife, cares for him, but she's lifeless, enervated. Her physician prescribes the open air, and she finds a quiet retreat at the hut - the workplace - of Parkin, the estate's gamekeeper. The rhythms of nature awaken Connie - daffodils, pheasant chicks - and soon she and Parkin become lovers. She's now radiant. Parkin, too, opens up. Class distinctions and gender roles may be barriers to the affair becoming more. Connie's trip to France, with her father and sister, bring the lovers to a nuanced resolution.