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140minutes
Rated: R
Country: Great Britain
Studio: Home Vision
Cast: James Wilby, Hugh
Grant, Rupert Graves, Ben Kingsley,
Billie Whitelaw, Denholm Elliott,
Simon Callow, Helena Bonham Carter
Director: James Ivory
Screenwriter: James Ivory,
Kit Hesketh-Harvey |
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Synopsis |
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E.M. Forster’s provocative 1914
novel, published posthumously in
1971, is brought to the screen by
director James Ivory in this
beautifully photographed film. Set
in pre-World War I England, the film
concerns the coming of age of two
young men who meet at Cambridge
University and fall in love. Maurice
(James Wilby) and Clive (Hugh Grant)
struggle with their hearts within
the confines of a rigid society’s
moral hypocrisy. Clive eventually
succumbs to a traditional life after
witnessing the social banishment and
imprisonment endured by another gay
friend, Viscount Risley (Mark
Tandy). But Maurice struggles with
his sexual desires and chooses a
more difficult, but honest, way of
life. When a young gamekeeper
(Rupert Graves) returns his
affections, Maurice experiences his
first real happiness. The film deals
with trademark Merchant-Ivory themes
involving individuals who are
trapped by their society's strict
conventions and who often attempt to
break free, with varying
consequences of fulfillment or
disaster. A must see. |
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