Maurice (1987)

Directed by

James Ivory

Genre

drama film, historical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

R

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 616 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in early 20th century England comes to terms with his homosexuality. He falls in love with a fellow student at Cambridge but faces the pressures of a society that forbids such relationships. After a painful breakup, he eventually finds a connection with a working-class man who offers him a chance at real happiness.

emotionally restrainedmelancholicslow-burntenderlongingintrospectivebittersweetromanticquietly intense

What happens

Maurice is a 1987 British romantic drama film directed by James Ivory, based on the 1971 novel Maurice by E. M. Forster. The film stars James Wilby as Maurice, Hugh Grant as Clive and Rupert Graves as Alec. The supporting cast includes Denholm Elliott as Dr Barry, Simon Callow as Mr Ducie, Billie Whitelaw as Mrs Hall, and Ben Kingsley as Lasker-Jones. The film was produced by Ismail Merchant via Merchant Ivory Productions and Film Four International, and written by Ivory and Kit Hesketh-Harvey, with cinematography by Pierre Lhomme. It is a tale of gay love in the restrictive and repressed culture of Edwardian England. The story follows its main character, Maurice Hall, through university, a tumultuous relationship, struggling to fit into society, and ultimately being united with his life partner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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