Maurice (1987)
- Starring:
- James Wilby, Hugh Grant, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Ivory
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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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. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 140 mins
Complete Cast:
- James Wilby - Maurice Hall
- Rupert Graves - Alec Scudder
- Simon Callow - Mr. Ducie
- Ben Kingsley - Lasker-Jones
- Phoebe Nicholls - Anne Durham
- Helena Michell - Ada Hall
- Patrick Godfrey - Simcox
- Barry Foster - Dean Cornwalis
- Catherine Rabett - Pippa Durham
- Helena Bonham Carter - Bonham,Young Lady at Cricket Match
- Miles Richarson - Undergraduate
- Maria Britneva - Mrs. Sheepshanks
- Harriet Thorpe - Barmaid
- Olwen Griffiths - Mrs. Scudder
- Mark Payton - Chapman
- John Elmes - Hill
- Chris Hunter - Fred Scudder
- Philada Sewell - Matron
- Hugh Grant - Clive Durham
- Denholm Elliott - Dr. Barry
- Billie Whitelaw - Mrs. Hall
- Judy Parfitt - Mrs. Durham
- Mark Tandy - Risley
- Kitty Aldridge - Kitty Hall
- Michael Jenn - Archie
- Peter Eyre - Mr. Borenius
- Orlando Wells - Young Maurice
- Philip Fox - Dr. Jowitt
- Breffini McKenna - Breffni/Guardsman
- Andrew St. Clair - Undergraduate
- Mathew Sim - Fetherstonhaugh
- Alan Foss - Old Man at Train
- Julian Wadham - Hull
- Rick Warner - Judge
- Gerald McArthur - Undergraduate
- Alan Whybrow - Mr. Scudder
- Director(s):
- James Ivory
- Writer(s):
- Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory
- Producer(s):
- Ismail Merchant
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Brief Nudity, Adult Language, Not For Children, Nudity, Adult Situations)
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- 1987 - Maurice - Venice International Film Festival - Best Actor
- 1987 - Maurice - Venice International Film Festival - Osella for Best Music
- 1987 - Maurice - Venice International Film Festival - Best Actor
- 1987 - Maurice - Venice International Film Festival - Silver Lion
