Lady Chatterley's Lover
"Once I Would Have Died of Shame...Now It Is Shame That Has Died!"
Directed by Marc Allégret
Produced by Orsay Films, Régie du Film
A restrained 1950s adaptation of a scandalous novel that explores desire, duty, and self-discovery through the lens of a woman caught between marital obligation and physical longing.
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.
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Like Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Same Mood as Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
