Released on 2-disc Blu-ray, DVD and iTunes on 4 March 2019
An Edwardian precursor to the James Ivory-scripted Call Me by Your Name (2017), Maurice is a landmark of gay cinema in its positive and enriching portrait of first love from the team behind the film adaptations of other E M Forster novels, A Room With a View (1985) and Howards End (1992).
After a theatrical release in 2018, the BFI brings Maurice to Blu-ray, DVD and iTunes on 4 March 2019. Extensive extras include interviews with James Ivory and James Wilby and a commentary by Professor Claire Monk.
The repressed, bourgeois Maurice Hall (James Wilby) tackles the prejudices of society as he comes to terms with his sexuality, from the university cloisters of Cambridge to the cricket fields of the English countryside. This profound tale of emotional and sexual awakening features star-making performances from Wilby, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves, and perfectly captures the fear and joy of embracing forbidden desire. See the trailer at the link.
