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Movie Discussion: Maurice: caution-spoilers
Front-Ranger:
Thanks for correcting the quote! Could there be a clue regarding the American accent in another part of the movie where at dinner several people are discussing foreign travel and one of them, who is going to Greece, says he'd rather be going to America? Also, scudder is planning to emigrate to the U.S.
Front-Ranger:
A friend advised me that it helps to understand the movie by reading the book! And there is some good commentary attached to the book. So, I'm going to pick it up asap. I'm glad this forum covers both books AND movies!!
Überlibran:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on February 19, 2007, 12:05:00 am ---A friend advised me that it helps to understand the movie by reading the book! And there is some good commentary attached to the book. So, I'm going to pick it up asap. I'm glad this forum covers both books AND movies!!
--- End quote ---
It's a fantastic book, if a little 'choppy' since I believe it was written in 1913 or 1914 and the manuscript was 'discovered' after E.M. Forster's death, with instructions to publish it upon the event of his demise.
Companyofmen:
No it doesn't help to read the book to understand te movie! Reading the book, you develop sucvh a healthy hatred of Clive Durham (who NEVER HAS SEX WITH ANYONE--read it carefully!), that you wouldn't even see the movie!
(twistedude)
And that last scene in the movie of Durham looking out ther window and imaginging Maurice as he was at the university--not in the book at all.
Some of Forster's short stories (from the "unpublished during his lifetime" years) are wonderful. I didn't get much out of this book. Till Maurice finds himself a boyfriend..that's very nice.
(twistedude)
Front-Ranger:
Our johnbeene, the BBQ's welcome man at the airport and chef extraordinaire, reminds me very much of Scudder. All you BBQers, do you concur??
8)
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