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)