This compelling rendition of the literary masterpiece is a visual stunner and very likely the most sensuous film ever made (N.Y. Daily News). Glenda Jackson garnered the first of her two Oscars®* for her superb performance in director Ken Russell and writer Larry Kramer’s brilliant exploration of the complexities of sexuality and romantic love. Growing up in the sheltered society of 1920s England, Gudrun (Jackson) and Ursula (Jennie Linden) know little about the ways of love. So when they pursue thrilling, torrid affairs with a notorious playboy (Alan Bates) and abrooding philanderer (Oliver Reed), what they discover about their lovers, and themselves, may be more all-consumingand dangerously volatilethan they ever dared imagine.
Based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence.
An intensely romantic love story about four people and their curiously desperate struggles for sexual power. – New York Times
Starring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, Jennie Linden, Eleanor Bron.
Rated R.