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Harold and Maude is a 1971 American romantic black comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama.
Dec 20, 1971 · Harold and Maude: Directed by Hal Ashby. With Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack. Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Hal Ashby
- 1971-12-20
Mar 18, 2021 · A dark comedy about a death-obsessed teenager who falls in love with a life-adoring septuagenarian premiered 50 years ago. Emma Madden explores the unique appeal of Harold and Maude.
Cult classic pairs Cort as a dead-pan disillusioned 20-year-old obsessed with suicide and a loveable Gordon as a fun-loving 80-year-old eccentric. They meet at a funeral, and develop a taboo ...
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- Hal Ashby
- PG
- Bud Cort
The word has gotten out that "Harold and Maude" is the story of a love affair between these two people. It is not, so necrophiliacs please stay cool. It is about how Harold annoys (yes, annoys would be the word) his mother by staging a staggering variety of suicide attempts. Let's see.
Harold and Maude shows that love and sex are activated by a relationship enlivened by mutual complimentary needs. Maude, a septuagenarian meets Harold, a twenty's something guy at a generic funeral in a cemetery.
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Dec 20, 2021 · Harold and Maude is, at its core, the story of life and death; it’s about a boy obsessed with death who comes to fall in love with life instead. Indeed, throughout the film, the budding relationship between Harold and Maude is not seen as particularly romantic.
