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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 167 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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Lady Chatterley
2006 2h 47m FR
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6.2
MID
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77%
FRESH
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80
METACRITIC
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6.7
IMDB
★6.2TMDB · 118🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●80Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 4,987
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Marina Hands
Constance
Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
Parkin
Hippolyte Girardot
Clifford
Hélène Alexandridis
Mrs. Bolton
Hélène Fillières
Hilda
Bernard Verley
Constance Vater
Sava Lolov
Tommy Dukes
Jean-Baptiste Montagut
Harry Winterslo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pascale Ferran
- Writers
- Pascale Ferran, Roger Bohbot
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, France, United Kingdom
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ERA
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Released 20 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, United Kingdom.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Pascale Ferran, shot by Julien Hirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Yann Dedet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Marina Hands and Jean-Louis Coulloc'h and Hippolyte Girardot carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0459880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Pascale Ferran directs. Julien Hirsch behind the camera. Yann Dedet cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Belgium, France, United Kingdom. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 167 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 2Released 20 years ago.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, United Kingdom.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Pascale Ferran, shot by Julien Hirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Yann Dedet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Marina Hands and Jean-Louis Coulloc'h and Hippolyte Girardot carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0459880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 12 themes, including "new love", "baby", "country house", "eroticism".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Julien Hirsch
- Editing
- Yann Dedet
- Production design
- François-Renaud Labarthe
- Costume design
- Marie-Claude Altot
- Sound
- Jean-Jacques Ferran
- Runtime
- 167 min · 2h 47m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 77% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 80/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.7/10 · 4,987 votes
- MPAA
- R
- US box office
- $687,414
Awards
11 wins & 14 nominations total
- Louis Delluc Prize
- Lumière Award for Best Actress
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Pascale Ferran
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- MA
Maïa Films
FR
- LE
Les Films du Lendemain
FR
ARTE France Cinéma
FR
Saga Film
BE
- TI
Titre et Structure Production
FR
CNC
FR
Key crew
- EditorYann Dedet
- Production ManagerOlivier Guerbois
- Costume DesignMarie-Claude Altot
- Sound DesignerJean-Jacques Ferran
- EditorMathilde Muyard
- MusicBéatrice Thiriet
- NovelD. H. Lawrence
- DialoguePierre Trividic
- Co-ProducerKristina Larsen
- ProducerGilles Sandoz
- Property MasterCraig Price
- Script SupervisorLydia Bigard
- Set DecorationTibor Dora
- Production DesignFrançois-Renaud Labarthe
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new love
- baby
- country house
- eroticism
- wheelchair
- bourgeoisie
- longing
- forbidden love
- surprise
- wedding
- extramarital affair
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-11-01R
Also known as
International titles
- Lady ChatterleyováCZ
- 레이디 채털리KR
- Lēdija ČaterlejaLV
