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tilly_stratford in mr_edna_may

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Jan 10, 2005 15:57

Hi everybody - I just stumbled over this great community and upon reading some of the entries, got a "I'm home! At last I've found thee!" feeling instantly.

Well, in my curiousity and eagerness to participate,I'd like to ask you - How did you discover Maurice?

( AS FOR ME ... )

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athenegenia January 10 2005, 17:47:46 UTC

I understand your weakness completely ;)
I first discovered 'Maurice' the film when I was watching the BAFTAs (UK film awards) and they were doing a tribute to Merchant Ivory. They showed a clip from it (were Clive and Maurice are lying in the grass), and I thought: "Hmm. I really should find this." I then found the film, ADORED it. Read the book, LOVED it. Then recently I discovered the wonder that is LJ, and found this community- I had the same feeling about it when I discovered it.
The film is well worth the wait. It is just wonderful. *swoons*

usagipon January 10 2005, 18:38:33 UTC

Found the book via gay litreature search on Amazon. Went and bought it, read and fell in love. Found out there was a movie a few months after I read it AND HUGH GRANT AND RUPERT GRAVES WERE IN IT! (LIEK ZMOG!) Got that from HMV and huzzah, I am l33t Maurice fangirl XD
Welcome btw! :D

athenegenia January 11 2005, 11:12:15 UTC

Oh I love your icon so much! <3

usagipon January 11 2005, 21:09:19 UTC

Y thankyou very much :D

marauderthesn January 11 2005, 23:21:01 UTC

Yes, it's quite nice. *grins*

honestys_easy January 10 2005, 18:41:40 UTC

I think we're all a bit weak in that way, but it hasn't hurt us any yet :-)

I forst got wind of Maurice through , through the Slasher's Coven on Fictionalley.org (A ginormous Harry Potter forum). I was so intrigued that there was actual slash literature that I had to go out and read it. I haven't seen the film yet, because I haven't found it anywhere for less than $30.00 (and even though I love slash, I'm a poor college student and I love cheap slash even more.)

valentinois January 11 2005, 04:44:57 UTC

Ah, the reassurance that we all apparently suffer from the same weakness. Heh. Not a bad way to suffer, anyhow.

I discovered Maurice by the coincidence of being a fan of both Merchant & Ivory films and of Forster (the two -three?- do seem to go hand in hand) and at some point I became aware that the only Forster I hadn't read and the only M&I film I hadn't seen were both...Maurice. So I remedied both as quickly as possible and lived happily ever after.

marauderthesn January 11 2005, 23:23:26 UTC

In the summer of 2003 I was reading a book by Bryne Fone entitled Homophobia: A History, which devotes about four pages to the summary of Maurice and how it reflected gay life at that time. I was like, "A gay novel in which they stay together and defy society for love? Okay, I've got to read this." :-D

Hi everybody - I just stumbled over this great community and upon reading some of the entries, got a "I'm home! At last I've found thee!" feeling instantly.

I'm very glad to hear you say that, as IMO nothing is more fun than finding fans of something you really, really love.