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| DH Lawrence |
Who would have
thought Eastwood could have produced something as steamy as Lady
Chatterley's romance with Mellors.
But the town's most famous son, DH
Lawrence, wasn't content to produce one couple so willing to
perform in public (or at least between the pages of a paperback).
In The
Rainbow and Sons and Lovers more complicated relationships were
developed. Two of the central characters in The Rainbow reappeared
in Women In Love.
Lawrence explored
the romantic ups and the downs of Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen. While
Ursula found love with Rupert Birkin, her sister's relationship
with industrialist Gerald Crich, was far less satisfactory.
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| Arthur
Seaton aka Albert Finney (a few years after his fling with Brenda) |
Lusty weekends
DH influenced many people including writers from Nottinghamshire.
So it's no surprise to find the lusty Arthur Seaton appearing in
Alan Sillitoe's
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.
In both novel
and film Seaton's deeds shocked many a reader/viewer. His dalliance
with married neighbour Brenda caused quite a stir at the time, not
least because Brenda enjoyed the lovemaking just as much as young
Arthur.
Don't
step into the shower
Strange as it may seem, one true Nottingham romance concerns
the master of suspense - film director Alfred Hitchcock.
He
might have referred to actors as cattle but I'm sure he never called
his wife Alma a cow! The connection? Alma
Hitchcock was born in Nottingham and played a major role in
many of Hitch's finest works - even !
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