“Pure sensual agony.”
—Little White Lies

“Its frankness is ahead of its time.”
—The Guardian

“Mr. Ivory and Ismail Merchant breathe life into their material … in a manner that is as decorous as it is dramatic.”
—The New York Times

When Maurice Hall meets Clive Durham at Cambridge during the height of the Edwardian era, it doesn’t take long for them to fall in love. However, it’s love in the time of oppression, and appearances must be upheld, no matter the heartbreak. Hugh Grant and James Wilby star in James Ivory’s adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel.