Maurice, James Ivory’s 1987 adaptation of the E.M. Forster novel,
follows an Edwardian man’s journey from the awakening of his
desire for and love of men to self-acceptance. One of the most
politically resistant films of the 1980s, Maurice dared to depict a
young man’s coming-out story and a happy ending for its lovers,
Maurice and Alec. James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant, a
couple whose cinema is synonymous with period film adaptation,
released Maurice during the first AIDS decade, a time of flagrant
transatlantic homophobia. Criticism following its release described
Ivory as a superficial and staid director, while the film was
received as a regression to the uncinematic and overly faithful
style that characterized the early adaptations by Merchant Ivory
Productions. Offering a close reading of Forster’s novel and an
analysis of Ivory’s distinctive visual style, Richard Robbins’s
indelible score, and the performances of James Wilby, Hugh Grant,
and Rupert Graves, David Greven argues that the film is a model of
sympathetic adaptation. This study champions the film as the finest
of the Merchant Ivory works, making a case for Ivory’s
underappreciated talents as a director of great subtlety and
intelligence, and for the film as one worth recuperating from its
detractors. Understanding Maurice as a fully realized work of art
and adaptation, this volume offers insight into how a stunning
novel of gay love became a classic of queer film.
General
| Imprint: |
McGill-Queen's University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Canada |
| Series: |
Queer Film Classics |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
David Greven
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| Dimensions: |
203 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
208 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-228-01878-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-228-01878-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780228018780 |
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