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Netflix’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Cast, plot, and release date

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A new adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover is coming to Netflix and the cast is sexy as hell – but when is it released?

Who’s in the cast of the period drama, and why has the plot been so controversial?

Here’s everything you need to know about Netflix’s new film Lady Chatterley’s Lover.

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Connie looks behind her shoulder in Lady Chatterley's Lover
Emma Corrin stars in Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Credit: Netflix)

What is the plot of Lady Chatterley’s Lover?

D.H. Lawrence wrote the classic novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover in 1928.

The Netflix film is based on the controversial book.

The novel introduces readers to Connie Clifford, a married woman born into a life of wealth and privilege.

However, she’s not as happy as she seems.

Despite her wealth, she is in a loveless marriage.

After falling out of love with her husband who has returned changed from World War One, she begins an affair with the gamekeeper on their estate, Oliver Mellors.

Connie embarks on an intense sexual relationship with the gardener.

But far from being just sex, she begins to fall in love with Oliver and breaks all the traditions of her time to be with him.

Lady Chatterley and Oliver look at each other with smiles
Emma Corrin as Connie and Jack O’Connell as Oliver in the film Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Credit: Netflix)

Why was the book Lady Chatterley’s Lover banned?

D.H. Lawrence’s final novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, became one of the most controversial novels of all time.

It was first published privately in 1928, just two years before Lawrence died of tuberculosis in 1930.

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Mrs Bolton speaks with Connie in Lady Chatterley's Lover

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