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SPECIAL 2-DISC EDITION Hugh Grant stars in this exquisitely told story of forbidden gay love from the Academy Award nominated creators of Remains of the Day and Howard’s End. Amid the wealth and priviledge of Cambridge college, upper-class students Clive (Grant) and Maurice (James Wilby) begin a friendship that soon exceeds the bounds of “decent society” in sexually repressed pre-World War I Britian. Due to the climate of the era, even though they are in love with each other, they must keep their relationship completely platonic. But even as they assume positions of power and respect in the same society during the following years, both will find it impossible to escape the repercussions of their once-passionate dangerously illicit feelings for each other.
Maurice has to sit quietly in the backgrouond has his love marries a woman has is position in society dictates that he must do. His desire and longing rises to a point when he is joyously seduced by the groundkeeper. This begins a love affair that forces all to evaluate their lives as to what is more important; to be loveless in “proper” society or to be loved in spite of it.
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DVD

• Special Features: Special 2-Disc edition Produced in association with The Criterion Collection Luminous new high-definition digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions Audio commentary by director James Ivory New video interviews with director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, actors James Wilby, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves, and screenwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey Over 30 minutes of deleted and alternate scenes, including a reconstructed opening sequence Original theatrical trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired Video Format: Anamorphic widescreen Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Color Audio Format: Stereo Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Close Caption: N/A Region Code: 1