Women in Love (1969)

Directed by

Ken Russell

Genre

drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 137 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters in 1920s England each fall for one of two friends. Their relationships unfold in very different and sometimes dramatic ways.

intenseemotionalcontemplativeartsyatmosphericpassionateearthy

What happens

Women in Love is a 1969 British romantic drama film directed by Ken Russell and starring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, and Jennie Linden. The film was adapted by Larry Kramer from D. H. Lawrence's 1920 novel Women in Love. It was the first film to be released by Brandywine Productions. The plot follows the relationships between two sisters and two men in a mining town in post-World War I England. The two couples take markedly different directions. The film explores the nature of commitment and love. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, with Jackson winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role, and the film receiving other honours. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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