Somewhere In Malta...

Maurice (1987), [2/?]

queerclivedurham reblogged your photo and added:

I KNOW. Possibly this was the first Maurice poster (given that it premiered in Italy, at Venice), and I nominate it as probably THE worst! 

The original 1987 Italian lobby-set photo choices were equally ‘eccentric’, as as if Italy was going out of its way to make Maurice look as brain-crushingly boring and sexlessly-hetero as possible (with the exception of the classic hair-stroking still). I mean:

‘Clive, there are slugs at the bottom of the bed. Do go and sort them out, darling’:

And: ‘Everyone, let’s just stand here looking bored until the tea break and see if the lost ferret turns up of its own accord’:

I don't believe I'll ever be able to forget the slugs...

queerclivedurham reblogged your photo and added:

I KNOW. Possibly this was the first Maurice poster (given that it premiered in Italy, at Venice), and I nominate it as probably THE worst! 

The original 1987 Italian lobby-set photo choices were equally ‘eccentric’, as as if Italy was going out of its way to make Maurice look as brain-crushingly boring and sexlessly-hetero as possible (with the exception of the classic hair-stroking still). I mean:

‘Clive, there are slugs at the bottom of the bed. Do go and sort them out, darling’:

And: ‘Everyone, let’s just stand here looking bored until the tea break and see if the lost ferret turns up of its own accord’:

I must come back to this. Now, I have to laugh till I can't breathe...

Maurice (James Ivory, 1987)

Hands, 2 of 4 (An outlaw in disguise)

Maurice (James Ivory, 1987)

Backs and necks, 2 of 3 (Pendersleigh/Penge: Maurice, Clive, Anne)

I like the scene with instantly-frozen Clive a lot, it is full of meaning. Good for everyone wondering whether Clive did forget his love for Maurice completely….

Of course he didn't! I belive there's more, much more of Clive than meets the eye.

Maurice (James Ivory, 1987)

Backs and necks, 2 of 3 (Pendersleigh/Penge: Maurice, Clive, Anne)

Oh! The blue coat and the brown jumper!

Phoebe Nicholls, Kitty Aldridge, Helena Michell

Clive and Anne vs. Maurice and Alec - different choices  in Maurice (1987)

The plan was to share the most heartstoppingly beautiful moments from the new Maurice Blu-ray … and there are so many, but this batch are more like Maurice: The Blooper Reel.

Seems I haven’t reblogged it before, have no idea why. ;—-)

Number 6 ;D and all of them in fact.

And yes, ‘James’ face is priceless’. Yes indeed :-)

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