Luise. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1923 book, The Fox
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The Fox
D.H. Lawrence, 1923
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Matthias Luthardt, 2023

In the summer of 1918, Luise and Elsa live alone on a secluded farm in Alsace, which is now part of France. When a young German deserter named Hermann arrives, a complex relationship develops between the three of them, marked by elements of love, competition, and hate.


Lady Chatterley. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1954 book, John Thomas and Lady Jane
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John Thomas and Lady Jane
D.H. Lawrence, 1954
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Pascale Ferran, 2006

The movie, which is set in 1920s England, opens with Marina Hands’ character, our heroine, bidding her husband, Clifford, farewell as he leaves for war. When he returns home disabled after being left behind on their opulent country house, Constance experiences for the first time the loneliness and seclusion she will later grow accustomed to.


Lady Chatterley's Lover. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1923 book
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence, 1923
movie vs book
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, 2022

An adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s novel about a woman who defies the norms and conventions of her period when she develops an illicit relationship with a guy who works on their English estate after losing her love for her husband.


The Fox. Poster of the 1967 movie and cover of the 1923 book
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The Fox
D.H. Lawrence, 1923
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Mark Rydell, 1967

Jill Banford and Ellen March have created a comfortable life for themselves on a difficult Canadian farm. However, when the attractive Paul Grenfel enters their secluded world, he causes conflicts between the two friends. But is Paul the main cause of the issues between Jill and Ellen? Or has his arrival only brought to light the underlying, unacknowledged sexual tension that has always existed between the women?


Lady Chatterley's Lover. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1923 book
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence, 1923
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Jed Mercurio, 2015

Lady Constance Chatterley starts an affair with the estate’s gamekeeper Oliver Mellors when her wealthy husband Sir Clifford, who is paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair, returns home from the First World War. However, Lady Chatterley must choose between continuing her scandalous affair and reconciling with her husband, who is becoming more and more untrustworthy, in the rigid society of 1920s England.


Lady Chatterley's Daughter. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1923 book, Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence, 1923
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Fred Olen Ray, 2011

Sandra, a married but lonely woman, is engrossed in the book Lady Chatterley’s Lover. But as Sandra develops an ardent interest in a gorgeous young cleaner, love quickly spills over from the book’s pages into her actual life.


Young Lady Chatterley. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the 1923 book, Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence, 1923
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Alan Roberts, 1977

The original Lady Chatterley’s niece, Cynthia Chatterley, receives her aunt’s estate. When she discovers her aunt’s diary, she discovers that in 1901, the woman had an affair with her gardener. In an attempt to be like her aunt, Cynthia chooses to have an affair with her own gardener.


Lady Chatterley's Lover. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the 1923 book
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence, 1923
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Just Jaeckin, 1981

Constance, Sir Clifford Chatterley’s stunning wife, finds it difficult to cope when her husband returns home from the war with a devastating disability that leaves him impotent. Sir Chatterley gives his wife, Lady Chatterley, permission to have a lover despite his awareness that he may never be able to satisfy her demands. But that lover has to come from a higher social status.


Young Lady Chatterley II. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1923 book, Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence, 1923
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Alan Roberts, 1985

While her husband is away, Cynthia, the new Lady Chatterley, tries to entertain herself with Thomas the gardener but is constantly interrupted by guests. She feels abandoned by her husband.