First published in Europe in the ’20s, the explicit tale of a Baronet’s wife (Emma Corrin) who begins a torrid affair with her gamekeeper only found a British publisher in the ’60s—with Penguin Books becoming the subject of a history-making obscenity trial as a result.
This sensuous reimagining will see The Mustang’s Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre occupy the director’s chair, with Life of Pi’s David Magee having written the script. Meanwhile, Jack O’Connell will embody a dashing and surprisingly delicate Mellors; Matthew Duckett the paralyzed, frustrated Sir Clifford Chatterley; and Joely Richardson the devoted Mrs. Bolton, Clifford’s nurse and companion.