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Maurice

1987

James Ivory

Hugh Grant, Simon Callow, James Wilby, Denholm Elliott ...

7.0

2,377

Romance. Drama Two male English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up his forbidden love, Maurice (pronounced "Morris") and marries. While staying with Clive and his shallow wife, Anne, Maurice finally discovers romance in the arms of Alec, the gamekeeper. Written from personal pain, it's E.M. Forster's story of coming to terms with sexuality in the Edwardian age.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Guy Lodge The Guardian	"A tender, graceful love story, performed with quiet emotional conviction and crafted with Merchant Ivory’s signature visual serenity and meticulous period detail"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"'Maurice' unfolds with its own rhythm, at a languid, leisurely pace that makes the small details as noticeable as the major ones. It doesn't race, but neither does it meander."	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"The dissection of Edwardian repression never gets beyond the dutiful, tasteful obviousness of a BBC miniseries."	NEG
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Subtle, sensitive (...) It's woozy, unadulterated romance"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"The original's social comedy and serious passion are superbly evoked. The performances are excellent"	POS
United Kingdom	ALS Empire	"One of Merchant Ivory's finest (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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