Maurice film questions

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I just recently purchased the 2 disk special edition of a Merchant Ivory film named Maurice, which is based on the novel by E.M Forster. Is is basically about a young english nobleman's awakening to his own homosexuality, and how eventually he finds love in the unlikeliest of places in the form of a underkeeper named Alec Scudder.
I have a few questions though regarding this film, and I hope there are some here that can help me.


1. Is it true that this film played for over a year in the french art houses? I find that awesome yet hard to believe.
2. Hugh Grant I thought was actually quite good in this, and the scene where he gets up and sits in james wilby's lap and they are just about to kiss is a great boytouching moment. I wonder why Hugh's career never really took off until Four Weddings.
3. What on earth happened to james wilby and rupert graves? They were brilliant in this and so far I have failed to find any of their other works, except for rupert graves in a supporting role in V for Vendetta and wilby I think has fallen off the radar. The moments between alec and maurice in this film are so touching, and wierdly more erotic than more recent gay themed films in my opinion.
4. IS it true that em forster wrote an alternative ending to this, one where maurice's sister actually stumbles across her brother and alec years later where they are now living the lives as woodsman?

I highly recommend this film to anyone who loves gay themed films, and ones that include a lot of slashy and boy touching themes.

Comments

[fulhildur.livejournal.com]

Everyone's pretty much answered your questions.

I'd just like to say that Maurice is probably my favorite movie of all time. I never tire of it.