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Priest of Love
“He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterly. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote.”
5.0 / 10• 1981• 1h 38m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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."
Cast & Crew
Ian McKellen
D.H. Lawrence
Lead
Janet Suzman
Frieda Lawrence
Ava Gardner
Mabel Dodge Luhan
Penelope Keith
Dorothy Brett
Maurizio Merli
Angelo Ravagli
John Gielgud
Herbert G. Muskett
Jorge Rivero
Tony Luhan
James Faulkner
Aldous Huxley
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christopher Miles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Priest of Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
