MAURICE - THE MERCHANT IVORY COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1987
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Plot: 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 (James Wilby) and Clive Durham (Hugh Grant) find themselves 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 crime of the Greeks,' Clive abandons his forbidden love and marries a young woman. Maurice, however, struggles with his identity and self-confidence. But while staying with Clive and his shallow wife, Anne, Maurice is seduced by the affectionate and yearning servant Alec Scudder, (Rupert Graves), 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 both romantic moving, and a story of love and self-discovery for all audiences.
• Cast: James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster, Judy Parfitt, Phoebe Nicholls, Patrick Godfrey, Mark Tandy, Ben Kingsley, Kitty Aldridge, Helena Michell, Catherine Rabett, Peter Eyre, Michael Jenn, Mark Payton, Orlando Wells, Maria Britneva, John Elmes, Alan Foss, Philip Fox, Olwen Griffiths, Chris Hunter, Gerald McArthur, Breffni McKenna, Miles Richardson, Phillida Sewell, Matthew Sim, Andrew St. Clair, Harriet Thorpe, Julian Wadham, Richard Warner, Alan Whybrow, Helena Bonham Carter, Adrian Ross Magenty, James Ivory
• Director: James Ivory
• Runtime: 2:20
• Company: Merchant Ivory Production, Home Vision Entertainment, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie