Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022)
90%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: NA
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a visually stunning and erotically charged film that manages to capture the essence of the novel while also adding its own unique flair. The lush costumes and moody score create a rich atmosphere that draws the viewer in, while the talented ensemble cast delivers solid performances. However, the film does struggle at times to capture Lawrence’s modernist vision, and the pacing can feel rushed. Overall, Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a worthy addition to the canon of erotic cinema, and a reminder of the power of on-screen passion.
Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a steamy and sensual adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s classic novel. The film is a feast for the eyes, with gorgeous costumes and lush scenery that transport you to another time and place. The chemistry between the two leads is electric, and their love story is both passionate and poignant. While the film may not capture all of Lawrence’s modernist vision, it certainly captures the spirit of his work and reminds us that eroticism on screen is something to be celebrated. So grab some popcorn and a glass of wine, and get ready for a wild ride with Lady Chatterley and her lover.
Production Company(ies)
Blueprint Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions, Netflix
Distributor
Netflix
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Netflix), Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
London, England, United Kingdom; London M25 Loop, England, United Kingdom
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:2h 6m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2022 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 2, 2022
Genre(s)
Romance/Drama
Keyword(s)
Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Romance, Drama, 2h 6m, R, Graphic Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Some Language, Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Matthew Duckett, Joely Richardson, Faye Marsay, Ella Hunt, directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, written by D.H Lawrence, produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Elizabeth Gabler, Laurence Mark, Netflix, Dolby Digital, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Sheila O’Malley, Mick LaSalle, Leah Greenblatt, Robert Abele, Patrick Sproull, William Repass, Martin Carr, Maria Lattila, Mae Abdulbaki, Brian Viner, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Paddy Mulholland, MPAA rating, Edwardian society, infidelity, class prejudice, sensual, sexual awakening, secret trysts, scandalous, gamekeeper, Chatterley family estate, local gossip, decision, heart, husband, wealth, privilege, title, incarceration, injuries, unable to walk, World War I, pretty costumes, lush, lusty atmosphere, ensemble cast, intellectual fulfillment, passionate pursuits, eroticism, missing from the romance genre lately
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $15,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $15,000,000
Production budget ranking: 1,468
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $8,077,500
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Jack O’Connell – Oliver Mellors
Matthew Duckett – Clifford Chatterley
Joely Richardson – Mrs. Bolton
Faye Marsay – Hilda
Ella Hunt – Mrs. Flint
Director – Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Producers – Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Elizabeth Gabler, Laurence Mark
Distributor – Netflix
Sound Mix – Dolby Digital
Director(s)
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Elizabeth Gabler, Laurence Mark
Film Festivals
Telluride
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (2)
The film shimmers and breathes, leaving space for discovery.
November 24, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Sheila O’Malley
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
Taken on its own terms, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” is an estimable adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s scandalous 1928 novel. But those terms are strange and certainly not what you’d expect.
November 24, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
An unabashedly heady romance, rich in pretty costumes — when they’re wearing them — and lush, lusty atmosphere.
November 23, 2022 | Rating: B+
Leah Greenblatt
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
As the infidelity plot barrels toward its reckoning with class prejudice, and the moody, thumping cello returns to Isabella Summers’ strings-centered score, Corrin’s vibrant performance keeps us engaged.
November 23, 2022
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Cinema has been deprived of eroticism recently, on-screen sex has become a depressing rarity, and Lady Chatterley’s Lover is restorative.
November 23, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Patrick Sproull
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
However faithfully the film transposes the plot and themes of the source material, it struggles to capture the spirit, ironing out D.H. Lawrence’s modernity-skeptical modernism and losing sight of his poetic vision.
November 22, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
William Repass
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Lady Chatterley’s Lover features some solid performances from its ensemble cast, yet never scales the peaks of previous efforts. In many ways the film is more concerned with intellectual fulfilment, than passionate pursuits.
November 23, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Martin Carr
We Got This Covered
Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a fascinating look at sex as something to be celebrated rather than shunned, but unfortunately, the film is too uneven for its own good.
November 19, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Maria Lattila
whynow
The film is a romantic, enthralling adaptation that boasts wonderful performances & an eroticism that has been missing from the romance genre lately. October 22, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Mae Abdulbaki
Screen Rant
There have certainly been worse adaptations. And none that have been quite so lovely to look at. At least until the next one.
October 21, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Brian Viner
Daily Mail (UK)
It’s a torrid affair, and never grows old.
October 19, 2022
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
Hammer to Nail
It’s all so hurried, you’d think it’d at least be engaging, but shorn of Lawrence’s vibrant prose, there’s remarkably little to engage with in what is, otherwise, a fairly banal story.
October 18, 2022 | Rating: C-
Paddy Mulholland
AwardsWatch…
Plot
Marrying Sir Clifford Chatterley, Connie’s life of wealth and privilege seems set as she takes the title of Lady Chatterley. Yet this idealistic union gradually becomes an incarceration when Clifford returns from the First World War with injuries that have left him unable to walk. When she meets and falls for Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper on the Chatterley family estate, their secret trysts lead her to a sensual, sexual awakening. But as their affair becomes the subject of local gossip, Connie faces a life-altering decision: follow her heart or return to her husband and endure what Edwardian society expects of her. Based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence.
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