Harold and Maude

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Harold and Maude

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Harold and Maude

Bud Cort, Cyril Cusack, Ruth Gordon, Vivian Pickles

Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.

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  • 76Majikat
    December 10, 2009
    76Majikat
    A very quirky black comedy, that has an either love it or hate quality to it.



    The storyline could be a metaphor for any socially unacceptable relationship and if you find the deeper meaning to this film, then you will truly absorb the story.



    Of course fo...( read more)r me the icing on the cake was the Soundtrack featuring ing my favourite recording artist Cat Stevens.



    Unusual and original.
  • SirPant
    September 2, 2009
    SirPant
    Probably the best 'Alternative' love story ever made. Harold and Maude are two brilliant characters played by the also and always brilliant Cort & Gordon. The various 'suicides' had me in stitches. Hal Ashby is a very overlooked director, the fact he never won an award is crimina...( read more)l. This is one of my favourite films of all time.
  • flixsterman
    July 4, 2009
    flixsterman
    "You know, at one time, I used to break into pet shops to liberate the canaries. But I decided that was an idea way before its time. Zoos are full, prisons are overflowing... oh my, how the world still dearly loves a cage."
  • mariosundar
    February 28, 2009
    mariosundar
    One of the greatest joys of watching this film is to see how it has influenced a generation of directors including Wes Anderson and Sean Penn. There was even a scene in the movie that Heath Ledger replicated in the "Batman Begins" as the Joker. Interesting companion piece to "Bre...( read more)athless" and "Bonnie & Clyde". The editing, cinematography and soundtrack are flawless. Definitely a classic!
  • SarahG1988
    December 20, 2008
    SarahG1988
    Director:Hal Asby
    Released: 1971
    Stars: Bud Cort, Cyril Cusack and Ruth Gordon
    Genre: Comedy, Drama
    Country: USA




    Harold is a depressed, death-obsessed 20-year-old man/child who spends his free time attending funerals and preten...( read more)ding to commit suicide in front of his mother. At a funeral, Harold befriends Maude, a 79-year-old woman who has a zest for life. She and Harold spend much time together during which she exposes him to the wonders and possibilities of life. After rejecting his mother's three attempts to set him up with a potential wife, and committing fake suicide in front of all of them, Harold announces that he is to be married to Maude. However, Maude has a surprise for Harold that is to change his life forever.




    Harold and Maude, considered one of the great classic films of the 1970's and one of the great films of all time. One film which has always been on my "to watch" list and other films always got in the way. Luckily it was my DVD to be sent to me and sat down an watched it. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it suprised me a bit.

    Firstly, Harold and Maude feels way ahead of it's time. With the Cat Steven's soundtrack, often used in Wes Anderson films, you feel like it was made 5 or 6 years ago. It still has a "fresh feel" to it, which is why it's still being watched even today. The Wes Anderson like presentation of the film, makes you want to keep watching and really gain an insight into the livs of Harold and Maude. Again, Cat Steven's soundtrack is key to the freshness of the film for me.

    The film opens up with Harold walking down the stars, with Steven's OST and attempting another "fake suicide." Instantly we can see that character's deep and troubled. far away from life with his Mother. Harold is presented as a deep and troubled man, but also with a constant pale face, again reinforcing to us as the audience what kind of behaviour that you should expect from this character. Harold visits the psychiatrist, who's room is depicted as a set from a Kubrick film, i.e- huge , spacious room which feels like it is going to move in on you. The dialogue with the Psychiatrist is short, and with a hint of black humour, which again instantly puts you with the character-you feel what he is feeling. the acting of Bud Cort, as Harold is key to the presentation of his character. For example we wouldn't have thought of him that way if it wasn't for his portrayal.

    The performance and presentation of the character of Maude is the exact opposite of Harold. Once they meet at funerals, you can see they are similiar. Maude, the care free woman seems to have the mind of a 25 year old but gives Harold advice on life and how to get the most out of it. Harlold makes Maude feel like a younger woman which makes for c harming on screen couple. I loved the uneasiness of Harold and the attitude of Maude, which seemed to gel together onscreen instantly. One of my favourite scenes is where they re-plant a tree that was originally in the street-then they stopped by the police. One scene to look out for.

    Overall, Harold and Maude is one film to discover in American cinema. Harold and Maude is a classic indie like film that we have come to know today. Reminiscent of Wes Anderson films and slightly different to the Graduate, the film is one not to get grossed out by the content of the film but enjoy the chemistry between one of cinema's odd couple and a truely inspiring film.

    I can guarantee you'll be humming Cat Steven's soundtrack to the film after...

    9/10
  • neffielee
    January 2, 2010
    neffielee
    A quirky film about life, love, and death. Ruth Gordon is a hoot as Maude, a 79 year old eccentric full of life; who teaches Harold, a 20 year old obsessed with death and dying, how to live. A unique relationship forms between the two that, in the wrong hands, could have come a...( read more)cross a little creepy; but actually works in showing that love really has no bounds. A great lesson to be learned about living life without self-made rules imposed by worrying about what others think.
  • mcintyre157
    December 24, 2009
    mcintyre157
    The great RUTH GORDON
  • AnnieBrujita
    December 17, 2009
    AnnieBrujita
    =O no me esperaba para nada lo que sucede en esta pelicula!! realmente es original y tiene momentos muy tiernos y otros muy graciosos =) el final es un poco extraño pero me gustó, supongo que es lo que pasa cuando cupido aparece sin más...
  • dystopia1
    December 7, 2009
    dystopia1
    Ah ! Love it, but must admit Maude character looks like irritating to me, and I enjoyed watching the fake suicides and Harold & mother terrible conversations!
  • OCButterfly99
    December 4, 2009
    OCButterfly99
    Just have to watch this to know what I mean! A must see, Must love film! Classic!
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