"In this week's column, it's Valentine's Day, so let's revisit one of the most romantic gay love stories ever committed to film, 1987's Maurice. Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate the most romantic day of the year, this week we will appropriately dive into one of the most romantic queer movies ever made. A film full of yearning, handsome men with perfect hairdos, concealed gestures and erotic displays of affection, all portrayed through the lush lens of a period costume drama."
"The novel Maurice, by author E.M. Forster, follows a young college student in early 1900s England, and the infatuation he develops with fellow schoolmate Clive. Set during a time where acting on same-sex attraction was a criminal act, the two are only able to indulge in their romance in secret. While Clive is able to let go of it and lead a "respectable" straight-passing life, Maurice remains steadfast on finding romantic companionship despite society's restrictions,"
Maurice (1987) adapts E.M. Forster's novel about a young college student in early 1900s England who becomes infatuated with fellow student Clive. Same-sex attraction was criminalized, forcing their romance into secrecy. Clive ultimately chooses a respectably straight-passing life while Maurice persists in seeking romantic companionship, later finding love with Scudder, a groundskeeper. Forster withheld publication until after his death in 1970. Director James Ivory, a queer filmmaker, adapted Maurice more than fifteen years after the novel's release following his success with A Room With A View. The film's restrained yet lush period drama presentation delivered a groundbreaking queer romance for its time.
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