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Priest of Love (1981)

Priest of Love (1981)

Drama Romance

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

Release Date: 1981, October 11
Directors: Christopher Miles
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Viscount, Viscount, Milesian Films, Milesian Films
Cast: Ian McKellen, Shane Rimmer, Burnell Tucker, James Faulkner, Wolf Kahler, Francesco Carnelutti, Mellan Mitchell, John Gielgud, Anne Dyson, Patrick Holt, Gareth Forwood, David Glover

Overview:

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."

Keywords:

biography author 1910s tuberculosis tuscany, italy