When it comes to classic love tales turned into on-screen productions, the last year has brought us some amazing adaptations. 2021 saw the legendary tale ofCyranoturned into amusical powerhouse filmstarringPeter Dinklage,Haley Bennett, andKelvin Harrison Jr., and this year fans are eagerly awaiting the Starz series version of theseductive and rivalry-filled classicDangerous LiaisonsstarringAlice EnglertandNicholas Denton. Today, Netflix has revealed a trailer for one of 2022’s most highly anticipated forbidden love stories-turned-films,Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
In a tale of love, loss, and deception,Lady Chatterley’s Lovertells the story of the titular woman (Emma Corrin) who has betrothed herself to Sir Clifford Chatterley (Matthew Duckett). Not the marriage she wanted, but one that would secure her with the lifestyle she’s been raised in, things take a turn for the worse when Clifford comes home from WWI with injuries that have left his legs lame. Now living a passionless life, Lady Chatterley isunexpectedly swept off her feetwhen she meets the family’s handsome gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors (Jack O’Connell). The two embark on a steamy affair, but their indiscretion soon leads them to become the talk of the town. Knowing she must make a choice, the Lady weighs out her options of continuing a mundane life with her husband or trading it all in for a fresh start with Oliver.
Today’s trailer starts at the beginning of the story with the Chatterleys exchanging their vows and Lady Chatterley moving into her new estate. With a dark tone, we see the Lady carry out her household duties without any joy — until she sets eyes on Oliver, that is. With sexual chemistry immediately apparent between the two, the trailer reveals the swiftly moving affair. Not being the most discreet in their lust-filled meetings, we see the rumor mill begin to churn with those closest to the Lady — including her own husband — questioning what she’s been up to. Beyond their sexual attraction, the trailer reveals that Oliver brings an entirely new world to the high-born woman who’s spent most of her life inside the walls of castles and estates.
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David Mageeadapted theD.H. Lawrencebook into screenplay form withLaure de Clermont-Tonnerreserving as director.The cast also includesElla Huntas Lady Chatterley’s close friend Mrs. Flint;Joely Richardsonas the estate’s caregiver Mrs. Bolton; andFaye Marsayas Hilda, Lady Chatterley’s older sister.Lady Chatterley’s Loveris produced for Netflix by Sony’s 3000 Pictures withLaurence Mark(Jerry Maguire),Pete Czerin, andGraham Broadbentserving as producers and 3000 Pictures’Marisa Paivaoverseeing.
Mixing a torrid love affair with themes of unequal class systems,Lady Chatterley’s Loverpromises to overheat audiences with an abundance of sexual chemistry between its leading characters. you may catch the trailer below and see the movie for yourself when it lands on Netflix on December 2, following a limited theatrical release on November 23.
