Lady Chatterley's Lover (Ep. 111)

Adapt or Perish

It's time for Episode 111 of Adapt or Perish, which also happens to be our very romantic Valentine's Day episode. We wanted to celebrate the day with a very awkward look at the classic Lady Chatterley's Lover. Enjoy!

In this episode, we discuss:

• D.H. Lawrence's original 1928 novel
• L'Amant de lady Chatterley (1955), directed by Marc Allégret, written by Allégret, Gaston Bonheur, and Philippe de Rothschild, and starring Danielle Darrieux, Erno Crisa, Leo Genn, and Berthe Tissen
• Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981), directed by Just Jaeckin, written by Jaeckin, Marc Behm, and Christopher Wicking, and starring Sylvia Kristel, Nicholas Clay, Shane Briant, and Ann Mitchell
• Lady Chatterley (1993), directed by Ken Russell, written by Russell and Michael Haggiag, and starring Joely Richardson, Sean Bean, James Wilby, and Shirley Anne Field
• Lady Chatterley (2006), directed by Pascale Ferran, written by Ferran and Roger Bohbot, and starring Marina Hands, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Hippolyte Girardot, and Hélène Alexandridis
• Lady Chatterley's Lover (2015), written and directed by Jed Mercurio, and starring Holliday Grainger, Richard Madden, James Norton, and Jodie Comer

Footnotes:

• E.M. Forster's Maurice
• John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus (2006)
• Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, and Cannon Films
• Wrotham Park, filming location for both Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) and Lady Chatterley (1993)

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