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The book was published in 1908 England. I'm confident in saying a novel with a gay character would not have been published in England during those times. Forester's Maurice did not publish until decades later, in 1971, after his death. Maurice was undoubtedly a gay character. A good movie, recommended.
Near the end Lucie visits the Miss Alans, and later Mr. Emerson. She wasn't at a church. While at Mr. Emerson's, a choir plays in the background. According to other Internet threads this was Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven.
For me, DDL is one of the hidden gems of the movie. Such a quirky fellow was Cecil! I especially appreciate towards the end how Cecil endures defeat.
My take on that scene is how Chang went to great lengths to care of his friend Fai. Chang brought Fai home and put him to bed. Having sex when Fai was so drunk would not have been an honorable thing to do, and I don't believe Chang did that.
The recorder scene, when Chang has left the table to dance is what my mind always goes back to.
But there are so many other great scenes.
I enjoyed reading everyone's favorite.
I honestly would not recall the sex scene, discussed above. I'll pay more attention next watch. It was so brief and relatively modest. Perhaps WKW was confirming how the two handled that detail of their relationship.
The scenes in the street playing soccer, where Chang is physically playful with Fai, are somewhat obscured by the sunlight. I can't say for sure why the director chose that approach, making difficult to discern what was going on between the two friends. That was one of several examples showing how Chang was drawn to Fai, and at least cared about him to the point of affection. After my third watch of this movie I did come away with the idea that Chang was gay, and if not gay then at least a symbol of how two people can be happy together.