Women in Love
Seen it?1969 | 131 min | Drama, Romance
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It won an Oscar and it earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes). A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Doctor Zhivago or The Way We Were, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Actress. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Foreign Film – English-Language. Also nominated for 3 more Oscars, 2 more Golden Globes and 10 BAFTAs. Plus 3 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$5 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 96K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ken Russell
- Alan BatesRupert Birkin
- Oliver ReedGerald Crich
- Glenda JacksonGudrun Brangwen
- Jennie LindenUrsula Brangwen
- Eleanor BronHermione Roddice
- Alan WebbThomas Crich
- Vladek SheybalLoerke
- Catherine WillmerMrs. Crich
- Phoebe NichollsWinifred Crich
- Sharon GurneyLaura Crich