Get your eyeballs ready for your next must-see era-specific drama. Pictures from Netflix’s impending first feature film under their new first-look arrangement with Sony have been revealed. Lady Chatterley’s Lover is the name of the project at hand, and the sexual tension between the two protagonists is palpable. Lady Chatterley’s Lover, based on the D.H. Lawrence novel of the same name, will be released in the years immediately following World War I. The upper-class protagonist, Emma Corrin (Emma Corrin), is unhappy in her marriage to Sir Clifford Chatterley (Matthew Duckett).
When she starts having sexual encounters with the gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors (Jack O’Connell), things start heating up for her. Even if he’s attractive, Lady Chatterley and Oliver can’t be together because of their social status differences. The latest round of images released hint to a storyline rife with yearning and desire. O’Connell’s sombre turn as the gamekeeper takes centre stage as we take another look at the scandalous pair at the centre of the situation. Mrs. Flint, played by Ella Hunt, is also shown casting a suspicious glance behind her.
Due to Lady Chatterley’s high regard for Mrs. Flint, she is a pivotal character in the plot. In a second scene, Joely Richardson’s Mrs. Bolton gives the distraught woman some sage advise in a vibrant, vine-filled parlour. Mrs. Bolton, the estate’s caretaker, and Lady Chatterley, a member of the upper class, maintain a close relationship that goes against the norms of the period. Faye Marsay, who plays Lady Chatterley’s wise and protective elder sister Hilda, is also in the cast but isn’t shown in these photos. Directed by Laura de Clermont-Tonnerre, with a screenplay by David Magee, this feature film also features the talents of both directors (Life of Pi). Marisa Paiva serves as the executive producer on 3000 films, with help from Oscar winners Laurence Mark (Jerry Maguire), Pete Czernin, and Graham Broadbent.
The first visuals from Lady Chatterley’s Lover, a film about love, desire, and building relationships despite deeply established cultural divides, suggest the film will pack an emotional punch and raise the pulse rate of its viewers. You may immerse yourself in the romance shown in the stills below before watching the film in select cinemas on November 23 or on Netflix beginning December 2.