The Chatterley Affair
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The Chatterley Affair is a British television drama that fictionalizes the 1960 obscenity trial over D. H. Lawrence’s novel "Lady Chatterley’s Lover," exploring themes of censorship, class, and sexual morality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television film
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television drama ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lady Chatterley’s Lover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | R v Penguin Books Ltd (1960) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | James Hawes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
D. H. Lawrence
NERFINISHED
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defence counsel in the Lady Chatterley trial ⓘ prosecution counsel in the Lady Chatterley trial ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
impact of the trial on British society
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jury deliberations ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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legal drama ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1960 obscenity trial over Lady Chatterley’s Lover
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censorship ⓘ class ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | fictional love affair between jurors ⓘ |
| network | BBC Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | Penguin Books obscenity prosecution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| releaseMedium | television ⓘ |
| runtime | feature-length ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Andrew Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Old Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
changing sexual attitudes
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freedom of expression ⓘ literary censorship ⓘ social class in Britain ⓘ |
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