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Maurice (1987) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$40.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
140 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Film Credits
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Special Edition
Trailer(s)
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
James Ivory

Written By:
E.M. Forster
Kit Hesketh-Harvey

Actors:
James Wilby ..... Maurice Hall
Hugh Grant ..... Clive Durham
Rupert Graves ..... Alec Scudder
Denholm Elliott ..... Doctor Barry
Simon Callow ..... Mr. Ducie
Billie Whitelaw ..... Mrs. Hall
Barry Foster ..... Dean Cornwallis
Judy Parfitt ..... Mrs. Durham
Phoebe Nicholls ..... Anne Durham
Patrick Godfrey ..... Simcox
Mark Tandy ..... Risley
Ben Kingsley ..... Lasker-Jones
Kitty Aldridge ..... Kitty Hall
Helena Michell ..... Ada Hall
Catherine Rabett ..... Pippa Durham

Synopsis:

Set against the stifling conformity of pre-World War I English society, E.M. Forster's Maurice is a story of coming to terms with one's sexuality and identity in the face of disapproval and misunderstanding. Maurice Hall and Clive Durham find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. In a time when homosexuality was punishable by imprisonment, the two must keep their feelings for one another a complete secret. After a friend is arrested and disgraced for 'the unspeakable vice of the Greeks', Clive abandons his forbidden love and marries a young woman. Maurice however, struggles with questions of his identity and self-confidence, seeking the help of a hypnotist to rid himself of his undeniable urges. But while staying with Clive and his shallow wife, Anne, Maurice is seduced by the affectionate and yearning servant Alec Scudder, an event that brings about profound changes in Maurice's life and outlook. Sparkling direction by James Ivory, distinguished performances from the ensemble cast, and a charged score by Richard Robbins all combine to create a film of immense power, one that is romantic, moving, and a story of love and self-discovery for all audiences.

Director James Ivory brings his subdued, 'Masterpiece Theater' style to a forbidden subject -- homosexual love. Maurice is based on E.M. Forster's suppressed 1914 novel that was held back from publication until after his death. The film takes place at Cambridge, before World War I, when homosexuality was outlawed in Great Britain. Clive (Hugh Grant), an aristocratic Englishman with a life of privilege, suddenly shocks his close friend Maurice (James Wilby) by declaring his love for him. Maurice is initially stunned by the pronouncement, but in the end finds himself giving Clive a passionate kiss and telling him that he loves him as well. Clive, in the stiff-upper-lip British manner, considers their love to be more of an intellectual concept, but Maurice becomes passionate about the affair. Clive, afraid of being exposed as a homosexual, backs off and breaks up with Maurice for marriage, family, and politics. Maurice is crestfallen, but then he has a passionate affair with Clive's gamekeeper, Scudder (Rupert Graves), and Maurice and Scudder decide to risk their reputations by openly living together as lovers.

Two male English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up his forbidden love, Maurice (pronounced 'Morris') and marries. While staying with Clive and his shallow wife, Anne, Maurice finally discovers romance in the arms of Alec, the gamekeeper. Written from personal pain, it's E.M. Forster's story of coming to terms with sexuality in the Edwardian age.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 21 December, 2023.