This book and film were life changing to me. Probably saved my life. I was 22 in 1987, and being gay was not easy.

@MsMaurizio66

5 жыл бұрын

For me was the same. I am an Italian man Now but in 1987 I was 20 yers. I loved this film very important for me and for my life. When I see the film Now......always fantastic.....is for me return in the past with me interior sentimental confusion. The film was for me a good special friend . Please sorry for my inglish......

@webcambitch

4 жыл бұрын

As someone a lot younger, I could never truly understand how you all must’ve felt in that time. I’m grateful that you are here and that you are open. Bravo!

@nickcagnetti2215

4 жыл бұрын

For me the same! Tis book and this movies changed my life long time ago, I was in 1987 year too.

@jennam4448

4 жыл бұрын

Wait it’s a book? Damn. I’ve just watched the movie

@thebeardedseeker5633

3 жыл бұрын

i was 19 in 87. being that young i didn't really grasp quite how revolutionary the whole experience was for the time. in addition to the movie itself having a happy ending which, until recently, was very rare for a gay themed film, but also seeing it in a mainstream movie theater in a mixed audience. maybe just a decade prior a movie like Maurice could not have been done, or as well received.

There's a lot of talk now that gay characters should be portrayed by gay actors. I think _Maurice_ is proof that the actor's sexuality doesn't matter as long as they are talented and understand the role. I am so glad that James Wilby, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves all speak of how proud they are of _Maurice_ and how it has touched so many people.

@evelynsaungikar3553

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t want to restrict gay actors from playing straight roles.

@TheNeededSpark

3 жыл бұрын

the controversy of casting straight actors for gay roles is not because they aren't able to serve the role or portray it truethfully. It's mostly because openly gay actors don't get offered straight roles. So many gay actors are struggling to get big roles as the main character in a movie and the only roles they are considered for are given away to straight actors that will be cast for straight roles as well. So it's a bit more complicated.

@hiagolago

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNeededSpark preach!!

@racheldarmawangsa9589

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNeededSpark Yes exactly! If roles were evenly distributed & there isn't an inequality present making it difficult for gay actors to get straight roles, I don't think anyone would mind having straight actors play gay characters and gay actors play straight characters

@yukihoon994

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think that's true, there are many gay actors playing big role/main characters. Take Barney from how i met your mother for example. He is openly gay and married yet he plays the role of a playboy whose only life goal is to sleep with woman. And might i add how amazingly he portrayed that role. I didn't even know he was gay when i first started watching the show, not that it even matters. Luke Evans is another favorite of mine that plays different main roles. So let's not say that gay actors are not getting big roles. And honestly, if we started dividing and distributing every work then actors will be confined to only playing a particular role/genre. Being an actor is about being able to portray different characters and bring those characters to life, regardless of the character's race or sexualitly. I'd rather see my favorite gay actors/actresses play different characters than them playing gay roles just because they're gay. Their sexualitly and their work has nothing to do with each other.

My partner and I saw the film in a large theater in SF in 1987. We're still together and love each other very much. Speak or die.

@lorenzomontagna7654

4 жыл бұрын

Is it better to speak or to die?

@hannahd8731

4 жыл бұрын

@@lorenzomontagna7654 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

@kitheskethharvey3576

3 жыл бұрын

I;m glad. Carry its flame. Love to you both ...Kit - co-screenwriter.

@liamwhitney509

3 жыл бұрын

@@kitheskethharvey3576 Thanks for the kind words (and a great screenplay). All the Best to you and yours. ~

@nickukiah810

3 жыл бұрын

@@kitheskethharvey3576 Wow, the Kit Hesketh-Harvey! You did a very great thing here.

hugh was incredibly good looking as a young man.

@EyeLean5280

5 жыл бұрын

So were they all.

@EASYTIGER10

5 жыл бұрын

I remember - even back then as a heterosexual teenaged male - being struck by the beauty of Hugh as Clive Durham.

@leeleeturn

5 жыл бұрын

I remember I first saw him as the composer Chopin in Impromptu, and thinking, my God, who is this beauty and why have I never heard of him before? Shortly after that, he was all over the place: articles, magazine covers, you name it. It was inevitable.

@awfulsilly9863

4 жыл бұрын

And as an old man too

@dervishgridi3530

3 жыл бұрын

And he looked so much like cole sprouse then

Seeing James and Hugh together again after 30 years is making me imagine Maurice and Clive reuniting again and reconciling when they are old 😭

@SEBASTIAN-vr1oz

2 жыл бұрын

Stop that. I'm tired of crying

@voulafisentzidis8830

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, E M Forster noted at the end of his novel that one or both would have likely died in the war which followed shortly after their story ended.

@daadaa6356

2 жыл бұрын

legit same. I just pretend the ending doesn't exist and is instead one with Clive and Maurice together hahaha

@voulafisentzidis8830

2 жыл бұрын

@@daadaa6356 it's the most beautiful film and novel. It's sad that people who were that way inclined had to hide it. It's the one aspect of human evolution which has progressed.

@lucyhurst2534

Жыл бұрын

@@daadaa6356 yeah, Maurice deffo shouldn’t have gone off with Alec who was happier and free about being sexual, whereas Clive was a repressed closet case 🙄

its like.. watching ex boyfriends having a lil chat after quite some years

@competentparrot

Жыл бұрын

You have the best username I’ve seen in a while :D

@70sbrianmayismyboyfriend40

Жыл бұрын

@@competentparrot thanks pal :)

@dewchamp5716

Ай бұрын

True 😊

Just love how both men grow old so gracefully. Perhaps they look old and wrinkled now, but still beautiful and just right! Far better than those frozen faces of some actors.

@praguhbis

5 жыл бұрын

So true

@koko20467

5 жыл бұрын

Their aged voices are nice to listen to.

@PungiFungi

4 жыл бұрын

They didn’t go the route of plastic surgery.

@Tkimba2

4 жыл бұрын

Some ACTRESSES*

@ihavebeenpwned9348

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tkimba2 ACTORS TOO

for me Maurice put the gay cinema equivalent to straight cinema. its so well done! can't believe it was released so long ago!

@parn2160

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@swordscot

3 жыл бұрын

Given when it was made., it was an incredibly brave and groundbreaking film for a lot of reasons, especially what was happening in the UK at that time. So glad it has stood the test of time. A classic that every gay person should see.

@monmothma3358

3 жыл бұрын

@@swordscot ..and every straight person (like myself). I love this movie.

@pasticheit9677

3 жыл бұрын

@@monmothma3358 we’ll cheers to that!

@michj4778

11 ай бұрын

@@monmothma3358 correct, it’s a great film with incredible messages

I agree with James' sentiment here. This was not a film about being gay. It was a film about being in love...that happened to be between gay men. I was 20 in 1987 and it was, and remains, the most important fim of my life. It showed me that it WAS possible to be gay AND in love.

I'm a young lesbian (wasn't born ath the release of this film) and really this is my favorite gay film. And it is so moving to read that this film helped and saved so many people... I am glad to see that. I can't imagine how hard it was for gay people back then. I wish you happiness and love.

@skyejacques

2 жыл бұрын

Please watch Call Me By Your Name ☺️

@racoon2623

Жыл бұрын

me too. i’ve seen the movie a dozen times and read the book, and something about seeing a story from more than a century ago that perfectly displays emotions i’ve felt is so lovely. also i agree with the other commenter, call me by your name is an amazing movie (james ivory won an oscar for it if that proves anything) but i think maurice remains my favorite.

@beatricefox937

Жыл бұрын

Me too! its great to see we can all connect with the media all these years later

@satyre_1

2 ай бұрын

For your WLW equivalent of this, watch Portrait of a Lady on Fire! These two are simply the best movies ever... and they're great _because_ it speaks to an audience that they can quite relate to, while displaying the struggle our community goes through. Even the straight audience could empathize with.

James Wilby is amazing in the film. You can barely find the charm the older actors and actress have in the younger generations anymore. Both Hugh Grant and James Wilby are very charming

@OutrageousThings

2 жыл бұрын

@@rafiqadarr6217 I so agree about that introduction (by the novelist David Leavitt) to the 2005 Penguin Classics edition of Maurice! Leavitt is SO scathing, and downright rude about the casting of blond James Wilby because Forster’s Maurice is black-haired. Amusingly, when Wilby directed Maurice on stage in London in 2019 (at gay venue Above the Stag) he cast a black-haired Maurice, a blond, balding Clive, and an Alec physically bigger than Rupert in the film (all excellent).

@ancupola1994

Жыл бұрын

They are both from decent backgrounds and their social class and decent upbringing shine through.

@stxa2594

6 ай бұрын

I agree. A pity James Wilby didn't have a great career afterwards (such as Hugh Grant, even though I consider Wilby the far better actor).

Hugh grant was handsome when he was young... I dare to say EXTREMELY 😮

@daan6763

4 жыл бұрын

all three men were...

@mgeek1

3 жыл бұрын

He was quite the pretty man.

@ELidiak2014

3 жыл бұрын

He wasn’t just handsome, he was pretty- prettier than many girls

@aislingd1806

3 жыл бұрын

And still is🤩

@rumblefish9

3 жыл бұрын

He still is. He might not be pretty, but there's a confidence about him with age thats undeniably sexy

Hugh's smile doesn't change at all

Maurice is my actual favourite film, you don’t understand

@pinkertxn

4 жыл бұрын

I understand 😎👌🏻

@cordeliarhymes1091

4 жыл бұрын

YEAH I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND... before watching Maurice when they asked me my fav movie i was like "umm,,, how can i choose one? Let me think a couple years" and after watching that it was just like "What's your favourite m-" "MAURICE!"

@awfulsilly9863

4 жыл бұрын

Dude sameeee

@colddeno4137

4 жыл бұрын

Totally I do ✌✌✌✌✌

@Lia-ny1pe

3 жыл бұрын

I do

Nice, short interview. I like that they're both chugging beer throughout. Wilby seems to have a better grasp of the life-wrecking power of homophobia than Grant, who's oddly surprised by the film's effect on people.

@FatimDoki

5 жыл бұрын

then, the characters really suit them though.

@parn2160

4 жыл бұрын

@@FatimDoki oh yeah

@zqwa7916

2 жыл бұрын

lol Actually in other interviews Wilby and Rupert said the same thing Grant said, they All were surprised the film affect on people. they probably thought no one would care about their small budget film besides they were young new actors at that time so everything is kinda surprising to them

@rumblefish9

2 жыл бұрын

Josh Mills Both Wilby and Graves have said they were surprised at the reception of the film. When they were making it, they weren't expecting it to be such a profound movie, firstly because they never had the time to think. The production time was so tight they barely had time to rehearse.

@starcrib

Жыл бұрын

Grant was/ and is a prep school cement head. A prep school dunce . But he was good in that film- despite how much he doesn't contemplat.🌬🤏🏻

Both of these actors will be highly regarded for this film eternally. James Wilby is to this movie what Vivien Leigh is to GWTW. One of the best gay themed films ever made. Ahead of its time, this same film made today with these actors would be Oscar level material. I have been watching this film for over 30 years and I owned it in multiple formats as it transitioned from VCR to DVD to now Amazon Prime. I always have to come back to it and watch again, like a special treat.

After so many years, Hugh and James are still very handsome.

I still cry at these scenes. I was 25 and still in the closet, being my country quite homophobic at that time. This scene showed me how pure and sensual love can be, how sound was my right to be alive and in the way nature wanted me to be

I saw the movie when I was 17 years old ... and 30 years after that great premiere ... and time goes by for all .... today I am 45 years old, Hugh 58 and James 60 !! beautiful moment to remember that it is also to live. hug.

@internationalyoutuberhub2922

2 жыл бұрын

Omg, I'm 17 now and I watched the movie. Thanku old man🥺.

read that book many years ago and I have to say that this movie is one of the best adaptions of a piece of literature.

@glykera

3 жыл бұрын

The Merchant-Ivory adaptations of Forster's novels are all brilliant. They perfectly capture the spirit and essence of the books.

James Wilby is so adorable!! 🌸💕

I was 14 when I saw the movie at the theatre, my life changed overnight.... It became part of me ever since.

@naobe5

4 жыл бұрын

Same here!!

At 13, this book saved my life. And a few years later, the gift of this beautiful movie was so wonderful. Forever grateful to Forster, and Merchant and Ivory

Their voices are very proper

@EyeLean5280

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, they're speaking RP, or, "received pronunciation." It's the accent that's traditionally taught in posh British schools in an attempt to homogenize the speech of the upper classes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation

@rumblefish9

2 жыл бұрын

That the Oxford (Hugh) and Durham University (James) education.

Yes the movie did affect a lot of people giving them hope back in the 80s. Kind of a full circle for Grant with the new "A very british scandal". Great clip thanks!

I was 15, in the year 1997 when I watched that movie for the first time coincidentally. It opened my eyes to admit what I really wanted. Greetings from Germany.

Forster died in 1971. I was a young boy, learning what "homosexuality" and being "gay" meant. It was ANOTHER world, my friends: these were still unspeakable topics. Forster himself only allowed publication of "Maurice" after his death. As happened. I finally bought a copy, still in my teens, in 1976. And years later, in 1987, by then an adult gay man, I saw the film. It wasn't Forster's greatest novel, no. But it was a great contribution to human liberation, justice & dignity.

Shame that Rupert Graves/Scudder is not included in this interview. Nonetheless, great video, thanks!

@cerileannewallace9387

5 жыл бұрын

Me Too

@erinedwards560

4 жыл бұрын

sm

@alanclark9326

3 жыл бұрын

Love him. Crush crush

@OutrageousThings

3 жыл бұрын

Rupert didn‘t participate in the event (or any of the promo around the BFI Maurice release), though he must surely have been invited.

@johannesbols57

3 жыл бұрын

@@OutrageousThings I might have been scheduling conflict.

Tender Edwardian love stories are the best.

The fact that Hugh still sounds the same as he did in 1987-

@rumblefish9

2 жыл бұрын

His voice has deepened a lot with age. Its sexier.

This amazing film changed my life. I was 11 in 1987 and saw it on TV in my bedroom with earphones in in case anyone heard me watching it. I already knew I was gay and remember being blown away seeing a film about gay men. It was especially important seeing one where there was a happy ending. I never had a problem being gay but worried I might never find love, but this film made me realise that it was actually possible. I came out shortly after seeing it. Still haven't found my Prince though sadly 😔

@RayOnRae95

7 ай бұрын

🫂❤

@arkfurydragonmane2358

6 ай бұрын

Godspeed. Everyone deserves a chance at love. 😊

Seeing these comments made by men who were affected deeply by this movie, I'm so glad that you could be represented so well by this movie. It's a sad story, but it was what a gay relationship had to be back then--it was a crime to be gay! How well the world has changed, but how poorly some places still need to legalize gay marriage/being gay. It's still legal to kill someone for being gay in a lot of places. The world still needs changing but it will get there, someday. As for the story, even not being affected by homophobia, I still feel sorrow. It's very well written and very heartbreaking. The book and the movie. One of the best adaptations from a book I've seen.

@OutrageousThings

3 жыл бұрын

A sad story - but famous for its happy ending! (The happy ending is exactly why Forster felt unable to publish the novel during his lifetime.)

@voulafisentzidis8830

2 жыл бұрын

For your interest - it was only homosexuality which was illegal. Nothing in the law books about lesbianism becase when the law was enacted, Queen Victoria didn't believe females would behave that way.

@rvndre8601

Жыл бұрын

Wdym, it's a happy ending.

I’ve always loved this movie, even as a straight woman. I think it was the first thing I ever saw Hugh Grant in.

Interesting conversation. Love how James candidly says it's the force within that pushes us to do things when in love, regardless of gender. Both actors and Rupert as well seem like people you could have inspiring conversations with. Found out about this film two months ago and ever since I can't stop rewatching it. It gets better each time I finish the story. Not an understatement when I say it's likely my favourite film out of all time. Everything about the film is incredible, the shots, the actors' performance, music, costumes. Only if some of the deleted scenes could have made it to the final. Ordered the book and it's even more beautifully written, and given the era it was written in.. It would be amazing to see them three working together in another film. I was delighted to see older Rupert and James in Clapham Junction though it was short.

@voulafisentzidis8830

2 жыл бұрын

In case you're not aware, as homosexuality was illegal in Britain during E M Forster's lifetime he only allowed the book's publication after his demise.

@hughcampbell-ww3bf

8 ай бұрын

Clapham Junction: And Phoebe Nichols from Brideshead Revisited.

Sadly for many men, a life of secrets continues. And yes, predominantly married gay men....

It's insane how both still so handsome at that age.

I was 15 when this movie was lauched, I was introduced to it by a friend in highschool and the film showed me there was life somewhere out. Times were tough then.. It followed my mind through my whole discovery process, and 21 years later I did my SRS and became the happy woman I am today.

I'll shove my oar in as well. I saw the film in 1987 when I was a very closeted 22 year old senior in college. I remember it was being shown at a matinee time only once and I skipped an important class to go see it that day, because I didn't want anyone to see me either coming or leaving the theater, as my college town was pretty small. I was shocked to see one of my friends from my dormitory sneaking in after the movie started. He was a jock frat guy through and through with a pretty little blond sorority girlfriend. He didn't see me, and I watched the movie in a very distracted frame of mind--- all the time wondering how I was going to get out of the theater after the picture ended without being seen by him. As it turned out, he left just before the credits began to roll. About a month later, he and I happened to be leaving a lecture at the same time and walked back to the dorm together. He asked me what I thought of the film! I just froze. He said he'd seen me there. I began to stammer and said I had to see it for a class assignment. He called bull on that and told me he liked the movie a lot. I said that I liked it, too, and that I had read the book a year before. We agreed not to mention to anyone that we saw each other in the theater. I then saw it again a few weeks later in another town. I was able to watch it much more closely and enjoyed it. I bought the soundtrack to the movie on cassette tape, and played it over and over again in the car until it was worn out. I would like to find a copy of that again.

@RayOnRae95

7 ай бұрын

what a beautiful story! seems you've found a beautiful friendship in hard times and impossible places ❤

I saw this film when I was in grade 11, so 16 years old. It was a revelation to me. It was the first gay themed movie I'd seen that a high production value and was not "art house" or "edgy." It was achingly beautiful, and the love stories were so sensual and natural. I came out two years later, and have seen the movie and read the book many times.

Rupert Graves is a very busy actor, but I wish there could be an interview with all 3 of them together discussing the film. BFI? BAFTA?

@apoch003

6 жыл бұрын

BFI = British Film Institute.

@dewchamp5716

Ай бұрын

Yes, yes, yes

It changed my life. It was all I had to go on. People now cannot really imagine. I am shocked that Forster could not publish it and that the usual writer/collaborator would not ever see it let alone work on it. It was the closest story on film to my own lived experience I had every experienced. And it was not even with men that I was in love. IF you have not seen it, do yourself the favour.

I just saw this film very recently. A life-changing moment. It’s a beautiful, delicate love story and I still think about it. Especially James’/Maurice performance stuck with me. And I just finished the book some days ago and I am even more impressed. ❤️ I hope Hugh and James know that after all these years this movie still affects people and their lifes.

Personal favourite. Better than CMBYN

@strazniczkanocy5386

4 жыл бұрын

definitely!

@syl2169

3 жыл бұрын

Much better！

@huangec

3 жыл бұрын

Have you watched God's Own Country?

@missymissymiss5192

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

Classic British movie with excellent performance from James,Hugh and Rupert who unfortunately,Is missing from this lovely interview.

i'm crushing on young james wilby. im crying 😭

Maurice is such a beautful movie. It has to be seen. I remember we all talked about it when it was released in Paris in '87. It was so deeply emotional. Rupert Grave is missing here.

Saw this film back in the day as a 16 year old. It wasn't exactly shocking but it was very unusual as you didn't get many films so centered on homosexuality. I had previously read the book so knew the subject matter well but the film brought it to life and had such handsome actors in the main roles that it had quite an impact.

Sublime film. I knew I loved it within the first few seconds of it opening with those kites and that haunting music. Always think of Maurice whenever I visit or walk by the British Museum.

Forever a Maurice and Scudder stan

The best gay film, and book, of all time. Made a very big impact on me when young James Wilby was my first crush on film.

Maurice : the first film I watched that brought hope to the gay community, in my life, that loving had a future despite the vicissitudes of life and today it is still rare, there was Carol in 2015. We breathe better with these masterpieces.

I am 21, I watched this movie yesterday, and God o God, this movie wrecked me ( in a good way) like I can't watch this movie again for about a week or so but surely will come back to it again. Cauz it is just a painful movie but you just can't stay away from the emotions it brings inside. And the character Maurice, my God... Phenomenon acting, the passion and care Maurice had for Clive was unbound but still it didn't worked well. I was so much engrossed and sinking in pain all the way through this movie.

Saw the film again last night, love it! Great actors, especially James Wilby, what a great interpretation. His character is so endearing, so committed to himself. Pity we haven't seen James Wilby much after this film.

@rumblefish9

2 жыл бұрын

I recommend watching 'A Handful of Dust', 'A Summer Story' and 'A Tale of Two Cities'. James was also in 'Howard's End'.

I love how they look at each other

what I remeber most is the look of Clive ( Hugh Grant) at the end it was the look of somebody lost and empty.

They aged gracefully 💕

@RayOnRae95

7 ай бұрын

the top photos that pop up when you Google james don't do him justice tho

ı saw the movie last night and it was beautiful ... I myself not a gay or lesbian but I am a women who tries live in this world with some respect for myself and others it’s so heartbreaking what LGBTI+ people have to deal with all over the years and of course all of those persons who is not fit in society's expectations i just wanted to write this ıdk (sorry about my english not my mother language)

This is probably useless trivia but the beer James Wilby is drinking is Curious Brew Session Ale, brewed in Ashford, Kent. I worked for them last year and recognised the old bottle label immediately lol

What an extraordinarily beautiful film. James Ivory is a master filmmaker and one that I don’t think gets his proper due and recognition from the film community. When you watch “Maurice”, “Howard’s End”, “Remains of the Day”, “Room with a View”, “Heat and Dust” and so many others, you can’t help but be captivated by the actors, the locations, the production and most importantly, the stories. The fact that the films hold up wonderfully 30,40 years after the fact is a testament to the talent involved.

been five years since I first watched this and GUESS WHAT? i still can't move on from thisssssssah

I m 35 and i cant believe i just watched this movie today , is beautiful

Everyone talks about how handsome Hugh Grant was...he was, but Rupert Graves was on a whole new level, absolutely stunning!

@Rainbowcookie-cq3js

4 ай бұрын

No. Hugh Grant's beauty is another level 😂

this video is too short! I love James Wilby

This was a wonderful movie I liked how the theme was school-age innocence along with mischief

daaaamn three decades had past and they still look greaaaat someone should make a sequel for maurice where maurice and clive met three decades after

Maurice is a beautiful movie. Nice Interview, and the actors aged very well!

even this years-after interview made me burst into tears. I will never get out from this movie, from Maurice, from this sadness of life.

@RayOnRae95

7 ай бұрын

Same! 🫂

James wilby is wonderful 🌸🌸❤️❤️

This is so lovely! I've been entranced by this remarkable film since the moment I first saw it more than two decades ago, watched the DVD with all its extras over and over, and reveled in all the other Merchant/Ivory films. But I'd never known until this moment about the personal relationship between Merchant/Ivory, or had a clue about Jhabvala's objections. My only criticism is this is TOO SHORT! I've nothing but admiration and love for these two remarkable performers. How courageously generous they were and are.

Hugh Grant showing that he's not a one show, one character actor like many of his mainstream movies would have us believe. This film is truly beautiful, we need more Merchant Ivory films, they are complete gems and nourishment for the soul.

@OutrageousThings

3 жыл бұрын

We probably will not get more new Merchant Ivory films; Ismail died in 2005. But of course Jim is still very active in his 90s as a screenwriter (and executive producer to younger filmmakers). And the vast wonderful Merchant Ivory back catalogue of films is there to re/discover (though sadly not all as available or appreciated as they should be).

@rumblefish9

2 жыл бұрын

Grant has always been talented. Grant was in another Merchant-Ivory film, Remains of The Day as Reginald Cardinal. The good thing is he now has roles that showcase his immense talent. Brilliant in A Very English Scandal, The Undoing, Florence Foster Jenkins, etc.

Wow! So happy for this interview with these actors. Maurice was a great movie. Thanks for uploading this.

I just saw the movie yesterday and I got a huge crush on Maurice. Now I can't believe he's a 63 year old man with wrinkles. 😭😭. Still beautiful. ❤❤❤

Wilby, Grant and Graves were the go-to actors for period dramas in the 80s.

Forster writting a gay love story with a happy ending in 1914 (even though it was never published until 1971) and the fact that he said himself that it HAD to be a happy ending or else it was not worth writting it is truly incredible and brave to me, his work was groundbreaking. James Ivory did a fantastic adaptation, and I may go as far as to say it's the greatest book to film adaptation I have ever seen, with beautiful and captivating performances. Maurice will always be one of my beloved films.

I was a terrified teenager when I saw this miracle of a film. It is the biggest gift to my heart to this day!

Wow Hugh Grant is still charming as ever. His beauty is etheral. One of my fave actor 🥰. Btw I need "Maurice" behind the scenes. (Ps: always Maurice x Clive shipper )

I saw this film when it came out and it's been one of my very favorite love stories ever since. Thanks to all involved!

I saw this back in the day. It was the most beautiful book and movie. The best E. M. Forster book even along side A Room with a View, Howard’s End, Where Angels Fear to Tread and A Passage to India. Probably because it was the writer’s own story. All were made into movies by the brilliant Merchant Ivory team. By the way, I’m a straight woman but still see the beauty of this resplendent love story. If this movie meant something to you the book is so important to read too.

Maurice is one of my all time favourite films. Changed my life.

My first next door neighbours were friends of James Wilby's grandparents, don't know how cos I'm in Oldham...

Hugh Grant was one of the prettiest young men ever to grace the silver screen. 😍 James Wilby gave one of the best performances I have ever seen on screen. He managed to go over the top without being over the top. His portrayal of Maurice was worth the wait. ❤ Both actors have these gorgeous deep voices I could listen to forever. However, top billing in the movie really should have gone to their Oscar Wilde-worthy hair! 😂

I wish this were a longer interview.

I'm 19 as of now and I love this movie so much and have a lot of questions being a homosexual back in the day or living at that time generally. I have a long time interest about vintage stuffs. Maurice is now my no. 1 favorite movie.

@winebox

3 жыл бұрын

See if you can find an old copy-it’s long been out of print-of The Gay Book Of Days. It goes through the entire year and has historical things on gay people and historical days.

@OutrageousThings

3 жыл бұрын

There are some fantastic LGBTQ/cultural history books on this subject, e.g. Joseph Bristow’s work, Matt Houlbrook’s Queer London, and Matt Cook’s London and the Culture of Homosexuality 1885-1914. If you love Maurice you’ll love the cover of the last one. :) The various biographies of Forster, especially Wendy Moffat’s 2010 biog, are a real eye-opener too about being a homosexual in Forster’s time. Forster eventually found his own (complicated) kind of happy ending.

James was phenomenal in this movie.

Wonderful commentary. The poor sound mix is unfortunate (Grant is nearly inaudible and Wilby is too loud). Wish this could have been fixed. Great to hear their perspectives all these years later on such a touching and important film.

They were both very handsome when they were younger. And Rupert too. I love him also in A Room With A View

its so sad the movie...i am happy to see them together here.

Two very charming, growing older handsomely men. I've always thought James Wilby very handsome over the years. I must watch this film. I'm ashamed to say I hadn't heard of it until today.

I remember watching this film back in 1988 when it was on TV. I was 14. My family had all gone to bed. It was the first time I'd seen Hugh Grant and I couldn't believe how beautiful he was. It was also the first time I'd seen two men kissing, I think. I bloody LOVED it. I recently showed it to my daughters, aged 23 and 15 and they loved the film as much as I do.

Great interview and video.

How absolutely Frightening: ☄️it wasn't not even that long ago- when "gayness" - was just not looked at - ever- I remember seeing this film when it was widely released- it was absolutely the only thing out in culture that gave a legitimate reason and light on being gay - The 80's a wretched, horrible time to be gay -- and everyone knew it and made sure you were treated like shit all the time- by classmates, religious institutions, family, and even friends. Everyone was in on it. Just monstrous. I see these guys now- older with weathered faces- but will forever remember them in that extraordinary production- young, handsomely articulated, and joyfully real. What an awesome interpretation of what they remember. 🌿🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🌿

a great interview. thank you!

I love this movie and it will always have a profound impact on me. But I wish they have kept the deleted scene in the film where Maurice goes to say goodbye to Clive and tell him the truth about Scudder and him. It's such a great scene that shows the difference between embracing yourself and hiding from yourself.

They look so young in this movie- I think Hugh was in his late 20s but he looks about 16

time really flies and they look like a couple of ex who just talk in over a years

WoW! This is recent! Thank you BFI! :D

hugh swigging his alcohol like he is back at Oxford with James, a pair of socialite Englishmen

I absolutely adore Hugh Grant !!!!

This movie changed my life back in the day.

i could see timothee and armie hahaaha the way hugh see's james.

@pinkertxn

4 жыл бұрын

my favorite couple

@jazze63

3 жыл бұрын

They are miles away from each other! "Call me by your name" was, and is, a HORRIBLE movie and Armie Hammer is an bad , BAD actor!! Unlike Timothee tho..

@Belacroix5

3 жыл бұрын

@@jazze63 chill...