The Chatterley Affair
The Chatterley Affair

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The trial, under The Obscene Publications Act, of the publishers of D.H. Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'in 1960 was a sensation that consumed the nation. The movie follows two fictional jurors, Helena and Keith, who become passionate lovers during the course of the trial and whose affair mirrors the themes of the novel.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Chatterley Affair:

Rafe Spall
Louise Delamere
Gerard Horan
Claire Bloom
Mary Healey
David Tennant

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The trial, under The Obscene Publications Act, of the publishers of D.H. Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'in 1960 was a sensation that consumed the nation. The movie follows two fictional jurors, Helena and Keith, who become passionate lovers during the course of the trial and whose affair mirrors the themes of the novel.

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User Review - 8/10 by Alex PThe movie (documentary) is a mix of facts of the trail and a fictionalized experience to two jurors. It is an important discussion of the evolution of freedom vs those who suppress those things they find 'improper', never worrying who is doing the labeling and for who. I might suggest ready the Guardian account first and also reading the book. It will be an entertaining and educating experience.
User Review - 8/10 by Scott FA very adult and mature discussion on the subject of censorship. David Tennant breezes in about halfway through, steals the show, and breezes back out. The man simply needs to be given more to do.
User Review - 8/10 by Tanya JVery good indeed. Quite a lot of naked Ralf Spall. Not complaining about at all!
User Review - 8/10 by Andy WA very adult and mature discussion on the subject of censorship. David Tennant breezes in about halfway through, steals the show, and breezes back out. The man simply needs to be given more to do.
User Review - 8/10 by Tanja VAn intense movie that held my interest to the end. The difficult job of bringing a trial on a literary scandal on screen is of course made easier by the romance. Still, the relationship between the two jurors is interwoven with the court case, not something extra to liven things up. I do recommend! Also for lovers of British period drama!
User Review - 8/10 by Edith NIn 1960, [i]Lady Chatterley's Lover[/i] was the subject of an obscenity trial. The question was whether the literary merit of the book outweighed the sexual nature of the story and the explicit nature of some of the scenes. The prosecution called no witnesses; it might be guessed that he lost the case when he demanded to know if it were the sort of book that the jury would want their "wives and servants" to read. (There were three women on the jury.) That was in his opening statement. The movie is based on trial testimony with an invented jury and its invented lives thrown in. However, it is my understanding that all the words spoken in the trial are taken from the record. We get to hear good ol' Doctor Who--or Barty Crouch, or Casanova, if you'd rather--tell us that the book is Puritanical, for a strict definition of Puritanical. Over and over, defense witnesses step up and call the book moral. Meanwhile, two of the jurors are having an affair, leading to the question of how much the book is to blame. Interestingly, the [i]Lady Chatterley[/i] case is one of the first in which the jury was actually required to read the relevant book. The law held that it was the entire text, not just individual patterns, which must be considered. Therefore, the defense argued, the whole book must be read. The judge agreed. I've studied a lot about censorship, and [i]Lady Chatterley[/i] was a major case on two continents--possibly three; I'm not over-clear about Australian jurisprudence on the subject. The question is asked, late in the film, if the two World Wars were fought for the right to read dirty books. Leaving aside the arguments about the dirty nature of the books, if any, I consider the answer to be [i]yes[/i]. To read any blessed books we want to, and not have any thrown on the bonfire.
User Review - 6/10 by Walter MIn 1960, a group of jurors are convened. One of whom hopes it is a nice, juicy murder. What they get instead is the trial of Allen Lane(Ron Donachie), the founder of Penguin books, who is accused of obscenity in attempting to publish D.H. Lawrence's classic novel 'Lady Chatterley's Lover.' In order to avoid any homework for the jury, he assigns them the reading of the novel during the day. After which, two of the jurors, Keith(Rafe Spall) and Helena(Louise Delamere), go back to her place. "The Chatterley Affair" is a steamy and erotic courtroom drama.(Well, there is my sentence that I never thought that I would write.) In fact, the movie handles the affair surprisingly well as a parallel to the events in the novel, even while reinforcing prosecutor Griffith-Jones'(Pip Torrens) assertions that the novel would only corrupt unwary readers as he inspires so many future Monty Python skits. What's different here is that it is Keith's erotic awakening, not Helena's, as this is not exactly her first rodeo. And while there are a few insights to the morals of the time and place, what may impress some people more than anything else is David Tennant dropping an f-bomb or four.
User Review - 6/10 by Claire ERead the book. Interested in the scandal. Less so in the movie.
User Review - 4/10 by Kat Snot that interesting really, nothing I didn't know before

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