When “Maurice” was released in 1987, it was noteworthy not just for the quality of filmmaking but also because it was a romantic and sympathetic film about the life of a gay man, which was almost unheard-of at the time.
James Ivory’s adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel tells the story of Maurice Hall, a young man in turn-of-the-century England. He falls in love with a classmate, has his heart broken and then finds happiness elsewhere.
“Maurice,” one of the earliest film in Hugh Grant’s career, also stars James Wilby, Rupert Graves, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow and Ben Kingsley.
It will be shown Friday to Thursday, July 28 to Aug. 3, at Cinestudio, at 300 Summit St. on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. daily, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Saturday, July 29.
Admission is $10, $8 seniors and students, $7 for Friends of Cinestudio. cinestudio.org.
