'Lady Chatterley': A Natural Passion; In a French Adaptation, Sex as Liberation

From: The Washington Post | Date: July 13, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

When it was finally published in Britain almost 50 years ago, D.H. Lawrence's 1928 novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover" prompted international outrage for its sexually explicit language, tacit acceptance of adultery and -- horrors! -- portrayal of an affair between people of different social stations.

Now, as we sit to watch "Lady Chatterley," a French screen adaptation of the book, we can see the controversy for its moral quaintness, particularly in this era of foulmouthed rap and Paris Hilton peek-a-boo videos. But more significantly, we can -- without the distraction of antique ...

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