Desc: The Chatterley Affair: Directed by James Hawes. With Rafe Spall, Louise Delamere, Mary Healey, Gerard Horan. The trial, under The Obscene Publications Act, of the publishers of D.H. Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' in 1960 was a sensation that consumed the nation. The movie follows two fictional jurors, Helena and Keith, who become passionate lovers during the course of the trial and whose affair mirrors the themes of the novel.