Priest Of Love (1981)

Priest Of Love (1981) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1981 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Christopher Miles

Written By:
Harry T. Moore
Alan Plater

Actors:
Ian McKellen ..... D. H. Lawrence
Janet Suzman ..... Frieda Lawrence
Ava Gardner ..... Mabel Dodge Luhan
Penelope Keith ..... Dorothy Brett
Jorge Rivero ..... Tony Luhan
Maurizio Merli ..... Angelo Ravagli
John Gielgud ..... Herbert G. Muskett
James Faulkner ..... Aldous Huxley
Mike Gwilym ..... John Middleton Murry
Massimo Ranieri ..... Pini
Marjorie Yates ..... Ada Lawrence
Wendy Alnutt ..... Maria Huxley
Jane Booker ..... Barbara Weekley
Sarah Brackett ..... Achsah Brewster
Elio Pandolfi ..... Orioli

Synopsis:

The later years of the life of author D.H. Lawrence are dramatized in this screen biography. Following the controversial reception of his novel The Rainbow, David Herbert Lawrence (Ian McKellen) and his wife Frieda (Janet Suzman) leave England for the U.S., where they hope that Lawrence's bold themes will be received in a more tolerant climate. Such is not the case, and the Lawrences travel first to Mexico, and then to Italy while David attempts to complete and then publish his best known (and most controversial) work, Lady Chatterley's Lover. However, as the furor over the book taxes David's well being, tuberculosis saps his physical health. The supporting cast includes John Gielgud as censorship crusader Herbert G. Muskett and Ava Gardner as Mabel Dodge Luhan.

Following the banning and burning of his novel, 'The Rainbow,' D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence writes 'Lady Chatterley's Lover.'

He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterley. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 11 July, 2012.