Queer film rec

[hsavinien]

I just watched Maurice, an older film set in just-pre-WWI England.  While the film is depressing at points, it is well acted and has a happy ending.  (Yes, I'm a sucker for them.)  I found the characters engaging and believable.

Things H. Savinien learned from watching Maurice:

• It is always a bad sign when a gay man grows an unattractive mustache
• English college men are/were under the impression that a "Platonic" male friendship implies chastity  *mrflsnort*
• Cricket is, in fact, a very amusing sport to try to decipher from watching five minutes on film.  Also, the players wear tight white trousers
• It's cute to watch your crush act silly in the rain when they don't know you're watching

Comments

[assimbya.livejournal.com]

You should really read the book - it's even sweeter. :)

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure it is. ^_^ This is simply one of the films in my ongoing project to find GLBT media that are not terribly depressing, ending in death, self-loathing and forced heterosexuality, or insanity. (or possibly all of the above, because goodness knows the queers can't ever have a happy ending. *rolls eyes*)

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

I read Maurice. ... <3

So sweet and...and...the waking up in the hotel made me sniffle...
Clive's not quite as much of an ass as he seemed in the film, but still.

*pets the lads of the greenwood*

[assimbya.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so glad you liked it! And I think Clive seems more sympathetic in the book because you get things from his perspective, which helps you understand him, at least.

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

^_^ Have you read his short story "What Does It Matter? A Morality"? It's awesome.