Maurice (1987)

4K Restoration: This Merchant Ivory production is celebrated for its sensitive portrayal of early 20th-century gay romance, foreshadowing James Ivory’s later work as the screenwriter of Call Me By Your Name. This film also marked a breakout role for a radiant young Hugh Grant, establishing him as a significant talent in cinema.

In 1909, Maurice Hall (James Wilby) enters Cambridge, where he befriends wealthy Clive Durham (Hugh Grant). Clive confesses he is sexually attracted to Maurice, who realizes he is a homosexual when he begins to return Clive’s feelings. The two embark on an intense but chaste affair to avoid tarnishing Clive’s reputation, but eventually the relationship ends, and Clive marries Anne (Phoebe Nicholls). While visiting Clive, Maurice is drawn toward his friend’s servant, Alec Scudder (Rupert Graves).

Maurice is a candid, lucid, passionate film.

Guardian

A sumptuous film, whose beauty and importance has only increased with age. The very definition of a must-see.

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