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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, who played Anthony Hopkins's son, Charles Wilcox, in REMAINS OF THE DAY) 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.Product Identifiers
EAN6867449007991
eBay Product ID (ePID)64039197
Product Key Features
ActorBarry Foster, Patrick Godfrey, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Billie Whitelaw, Helena Bonham-Carter, Judy Parfitt, James Wilby, Ben Kingsley, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Phoebe Nicholls
Film/TV TitleMaurice
DirectorJames Ivory
Release Year2008
FeaturesInteractive Menu, Closed Caption
GenreDrama
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Number of Discs1
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ReviewsVariety - ...Technically immaculate....[The] visuals are sharp..., New York Times - ...A keen sense of the exquisite....Subtly scathing..., Sight and Sound - ...It is subtle, intelligent, moving, and absorbing; also extraordinary, in the way it mixes fear and pleasure, horror and love...
Sound sourceDolby Surround