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Maurice (1987)
Two male English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up his forbidden love, Maurice, and marries.Director: James Ivory
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
Conversation with the Filmmakers, part of an ongoing series of interviews with James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (13:00)
The Story of Maurice, featuring new interviews with screenwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey and actors James Wilby, Hugh Grant, and Rupert Graves (30:27)
Deleted and alternate scenes (10 with optional commentary by James Ivory):
- Alternate opening sequence (15:17)
- Holiday farewell/Christmas at Pendersleigh (2:12)
- Maurice reads Plato (1:08)
- Clive’s family obligations (1:09)
- Maurice confronts his sisters (1:28)
- On the eve of Clive’s trip to Greece (6:07)
- Scudder and the servant girls (0:53)
- First interview with Lasker-Jones (2:18)
- “May I ask your name?” (2:00)
- Anne Durham’s offer of ice (1:14)
- Alec attempts to contact Maurice (0:38)
- Maurice leaves Clive for his new life (2:38)
Theatrical trailer (3:24)
8-page fold-out booklet, featuring an essay by author Robert Emmet Long -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of The Merchant Ivory Collection, produced in association with The Criterion Collection
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by James Ivory (39:03)
Interview with James Ivory and Richard Robbins (12:47)
Trailers
- Arthaus promo (1:59)
- Howard's End (1:59)
- Heat and Dust (3:26)
- A Room with a View (2:14)
- Blindness (1:24)
- The Duchess (2:04)
- Wilde (6:59)
- A Passage to India (2:04)
- Before Night Falls (2:04)
- Arthaus Collection - Literature (1:03)
DISC TWO
"The Story of Maurice" documentary (30:26)
Merchant Ivory films directed by James Ivory
- "The Sword and the Flute" (23:05)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 16 page booklet.
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Extras:Cast and Crew (text)
- James Ivory
- Hugh Grant
- Rupert Graves
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Cast and Crew (text screens in English)
- James Ivory
- Hugh Grant
- Rupert Graves
- Denholm Elliot -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.61:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Package incorrectly mentions theatrical trailer, but it is not present on the disc.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by film historian and Maurice expert Professor Claire Monk
DISC TWO
"Maurice: A Director's Perspective" 2017 interview with James Ivory and Tom McCarthy (38:52)
"James Ivory and Pierre Lhomme on the Making of Maurice" 2017 interview with Ivory and Lhomme by Gavin Smith (15:06)
Q&A with James Ivory and Pierre Lhomme (22:04)
"Reflections on Maurice" 2019 interview with James Wilby (18:22)
"Hugh Grant and James Wilby in Conversation" featurette (4:21)
"Screening E.M. Forster" audio discussion with stills (7:47)
Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by Professor Claire Monk) (37:30)
Original Theatrical Trailer (3:17)
Re-release Trailer (2:16) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
About the film (text)
Critics’ quotes (text)
Production notes (text)
Biographies for Wilby, Grant, Graves, Denholm Elliott and Ben Kingsley
Interview with James Ivory and Richard Robbins (12:58)
Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by James Ivory (39:01)
The Story of Maurice, with interviews with screenwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey and actors James Wilby, Hugh Grant, and Rupert Graves (30:27)
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers:
- Savages
- The Deceivers
- Quartet
Merchant Ivory promotional material:
- Merchant Ivory Collection promo reel (15:43)
- Extracts from the films (58:19)
- Extracts from the films’ extras (21:38) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 7-disc set Merchant Ivory Connoisseur Collection , which contains: Autobiography Of A Princess; Hullaballoo Over George And Bonnie's Pictures; Howard's End; Maurice; Quartet; Savages.
Also available in the 20-disc set The Merchant Ivory Collection, which contains: Autobiography Of A Princess; The Ballad Of The Sad Café; Bombay Talkie; The Bostonians; The Courtesans Of Bombay; The Deceivers; The Europeans; Heat And Dust; The Householder; Howard's End; Hullaballoo Over Georgie And Bonnie's Pictures; In Custody; Jane Austen In Manhattan; Maurice; The Perfect Murder; The Proprietor; Quartet; Roseland; Savages; Shakespeare Wallah. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK BFI release has the film in the original theatrical 1.66:1 aspect ratio, optional 5.1 and 2.0 audio, exclusive extras including a commentary (for the film, deleted scenes) and featurettes, and interviews.
The UK Odyssey Video release has 5.1 and 2.0 audio, with some exclusives not available on the BFI release.
The US release has an exclusive interview featurette, but only has 2.0 audio.
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CUTS:
- R1 Special Edition America- Home Vision Entertainment - No cuts (139:53 NTSC)
- R2 Arthaus Premium Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts (134:16 PAL)
- R2 Scandinavia- Atlantic Film - No cuts (134:11 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Future Film - No cuts (134:13 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (134:34 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Film Four - No cuts (134:15 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Odyssey Video - No cuts (134:17 PAL)
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 28/01/05
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 10/01/21UPDATE LOG:
31/08/17: Added Germany, Scandinavia, UK FilmFour.
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22/02/19: Added UK BFI.
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