A love story of unforgettable passion.
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.
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Classical in form, earnest, prestige and contemplative.
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- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Mar 20247/10
James Wilby is at his best here depicting the eponymous E.M. Forster character who takes rather a shine to his university colleague "Clive" (Hugh Grant). Of course not only is same sex fun illegal, it's looked upon very unfavourably by the Oxford set - even if most of them have had the odd dabble themselves. "Clive" is not really the commitment sort - he cares more for conforming and taking his well-heeled place in society, but "Maurice" seems more dyed-in-the-wool. His sexuality less fluid and his frustrations ever increasing. It's on a trip to see his friend and new wife "Anne" (Phoebe Nicholls) that he encounters their charming under-gamekeeper "Scudder" (Rupert Graves) and despite the differences in their social standing, at at some peril to his reputation, they embark on something that could just change both of their lives. Whilst the whole thing is set amongst the rarified environment of the English upper classes, it's still a potent reminder of life in a proscriptive society that though nothing of jail with hard labour for men caught with other men. There's a strong supporting cast, typical of these quality Marchant Ivory productions - Simon Callow, Billie Whitelaw and Judy
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Cast
- James WilbyMaurice Hall
- Hugh GrantClive Durham
- Rupert GravesAlec Scudder
- Denholm ElliottDr. Barry
- Simon CallowMr. Ducie
- Billie WhitelawMrs. Hall
- Barry FosterDean Cornwallis
- Judy ParfittMrs. Durham
- Phoebe NichollsAnne Durham
- Patrick GodfreySimcox
Crew
- James IvoryDirector
- Kit Hesketh-HarveyScreenplay
- James IvoryScreenplay
- E.M. ForsterNovel
- Pierre LhommeDirector of Photography
- Richard RobbinsOriginal Music Composer
- Katherine WenningEditor
- Ismail MerchantProducer
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