When it comes to same-sex films, your first reaction is not "Brokeback Mountain", or last year's global fire "Please call me by your name", today Xiaomei wants to recommend a very classic "Morris's Lover" to you.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Edward Morgan Foster, who fell in love with his classmate H. Foster while he was a student at Cambridge University. O. Meredith, Meredith, this man is also the original form of Clive, one of the protagonists of his novel.
Foster himself was actually very opposed to turning his books into films, but after his death, many of his novels such as "The Room with the View" and "Howard Manor" were adapted into films, and they all received good responses.
Director James Ivory, who directed The Rose Garden in 1977, was directed by Dondena Tal, Joratine Thirling, and Others. Chaplin et al. He himself is a homosexual.
He has since been making films in England, and a number of films adapted from classic literary works by British writers such as Henry James and Jane Austen have made him famous in the international film world.
"Morris" won the Silver Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, and "Room with a View", "Howard Manor" and "Farewell to love" earned him three Oscar nominations for best director.
Last year's fire, "Call Me by Your Name," was also his screenplay and won the 90th Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Cambridge, England in 1908. Two students from aristocratic families, Morris (James Verbay) and Cliff (Hugh Grant), meet by chance, and they feel sorry for each other, see each other, and soon become good friends.
One day, Cliff expresses his love to Morris, but Morris is visibly frightened and Cliff flees.
But in the evening, Morris came to Cliff again through the window, kissed Him and whispered "I love you" and left gently.
The two are immersed in love. But in that era, same-sex love was not socially recognized. Homosexuals who are found to be gay are also punished by the law, and roommates at Cliff University are found to have their careers destroyed.
Cliff also has a great political future, and with a lesson in mind, he chooses between his political future and his feelings for Morris. After graduation, the two still maintained a good friend relationship.
Cliff marries the rich lady for the sake of her future, but Morris is still deeply in love with Cliff. Later, Cliff meets Alec (Laporte Graves), a servant of the Cliff family, and Morris's flesh is satisfied.
Later, he also really fell in love with Alec. Did Alec's appearance fill the gap left by Cliff? And when Cliff heard Morris say that he was in love with Alec, did he have a gap in his heart that could not be healed?
Between Cliff and Morris, Cliff has always been dominant, whether it is the initial confession or the interaction between the two, his temptation and attraction to Morris is irresistible.
Because of the deep kiss that rolled over the window, because of the indescribable joy in the sound of the piano, because of the entanglement of the grass. But Cliff has always been the more prosaic side.
He just made a start, followed by more casual casualness and sensuality, but these just happen to make Morris's love stronger.
Hugh Grant's appearance at that time was indeed so charming. And he interpreted Cliff's laziness just right, a pair of charged peach blossom eyes, a beautiful London accent, a shy smile and a posture of refusing to return, not only Morris could not stop it.
But after the marriage, he was annoying, obviously he let Morris get into it, he shook Morris stunned, and then turned his head to marry a woman.
After marriage, he even spoke with a sense of superiority, looking extremely underwhelming, but Morris could not do it with him.
These two people are a bit like Jack and Ennis in Brokeback Mountain, Jack is like Morris, Ennis is like Cliff, and the person who is trapped deeper is always more difficult to control his feelings.
The scenery and cinematography of this film are very beautiful, very retro atmosphere, full of British flavor, let people know that it is British at a glance. The appearance of several leading actors is also high, the performance is also delicate, and the classic is worth recalling.
Love has nothing to do with gender, it is just a feeling, it will make people happy and excited, but also make people feel sad. Whatever the outcome, being brave enough to love is the best way.