Maurice

Author

James Ivory

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN, WSQ)

Edition

30th anniversary 4K restoration.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster, Judy Parfitt, Ben Kingsley, Phoebe Nicholls, Patrick Godfrey.

Publication Information

Port Washington, NY : Entertainment One Film

Physical Description

1 videodisc (140 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)

Audience

MPAA rating: R.

Summary

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 and Clive Durham find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. In a time when homosexuality is 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 vice of the Greeks," Clive abandons his forbidden love and marries a young woman. Maurice, however, struggles with his identity and self-confidence, seeking the help of a hypnotist to rid himself of his undeniable urges. But while staying with Clive and his shallow wife, Anne, Maurice is seduced by the affectionate and yearning servant Alec Scudder, an event that brings about profound changes in Maurice's life and outlook. Cohen Film Collection is proud to present a gorgeous new 4K restoration from the original negative, overseen and approved by director James Ivory and cinematographer Pierre Lhomme.

Notes

Title from container.

"A newly restored release"--Container.

Based on the novel by E.M. Forster.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.

Special features: New on-stage Q&A with James Ivory and Pierre Lhomme ; The story of Maurice ; original theatrical trailer ; 2017 re-release trailer.