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Black comedies don't come much blacker than cult favourite, Harold and Maude (1972), and they don't come much funnier either. It seems that director Hal Ashby was the perfect choice to mine a load of eccentricity from the original Colin Higgins script, about the unlikely romance between a death-obsessed 19-year-old named Harold (Bud Cort) and a life-loving 79-year-old widow named Maude (Ruth Gordon). They meet at a funeral, and Maude finds something oddly appealing about Harold, urging him to "reach out" and grab life by the lapels as opposed to dwelling morbidly on mortality. Harold grows fond of the old gal--she's a lot more fun than the girls his mother desperately tries to match him up with- -and together they make Harold and Maude one of the sweetest and most unconventional love stories ever made. Much of the early humour arises from Harold' s outrageous suicide fantasies, played out as a kind of twisted parlour game to mortify his mother, who has grown immune to her strange son's antics. Gradually, however, the film's clever humour shifts to a brighter outlook and finally arrives at a point where Harold is truly happy to be alive. Featuring soundtrack songs by Cat Stevens, this comedy certainly won't appeal to all tastes (it was a box-office flop when first released), but if you're on its quirky wavelength, it might just strike you as one of the funniest films you've ever seen. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This is frankly a completely bonkers film. The titular couple come together through a shared fascination with funerals; Harold is a thoroughly morbid teenager whilst Maude is a borderline octogenarian with a seemingly unquenchable thirst for life - making her attendance at every funeral going even more unusual.
Director Hal Ashby handles a potentially disturbing topic sensitively and the performances from the two leads are spot-on. There is real poignancy when we glimpse Maude's concentration camp tattoo; putting into context her erratic and ultimately destructive behaviour.
The film is worth watching for Ruth Gordon's pathos imbued turn as Maude alone; Charles Tyner's insane army General and Tom Skerritt's hapless motorcycle cop are also great value. They certainly don't make `em like this nowadays!
Director Hal Ashby handles a potentially disturbing topic sensitively and the performances from the two leads are spot-on. There is real poignancy when we glimpse Maude's concentration camp tattoo; putting into context her erratic and ultimately destructive behaviour.
The film is worth watching for Ruth Gordon's pathos imbued turn as Maude alone; Charles Tyner's insane army General and Tom Skerritt's hapless motorcycle cop are also great value. They certainly don't make `em like this nowadays!
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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this is a must watch film.
beautifully shot, beautifully acted and best of all will leave you feeling happy to be alive and excited by the possibilities of tomorrow.
beautifully shot, beautifully acted and best of all will leave you feeling happy to be alive and excited by the possibilities of tomorrow.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I saw this film by mistake a few years ago and it completely changed how I see things. It was made for a different generation than mine (I'm 21), but I think the world would be a better place if everyone my age saw it. It's the only film I could watch an infinate number of times, in fact I always put it on when I'm not feeling my best - and even when I am! Hal Ashby is a god for making this. It's more than a film, it's a lesson in life.
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Uplifting, quirky and relavent to a new generation
A sweet, funny story about finding happiness in strange places. Very quirky - couldn't stop myself shouting 'What??' aloud every so often but in a good way! Read more
Published 6 days ago by Kat88
Love and changes
It's been two years since I last saw this film and I feel the need for a re-run, simply because it is one of the sweetest and cheerful dark comedies out there. Read more
Published 20 days ago by ch.adamant
Be free, to not be a wannabe
"If you want to be free be free/Coz there's a million things to be, you know that there are".
So sings young Maude to old Harold. She's 79, he's 19. Read more
So sings young Maude to old Harold. She's 79, he's 19. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jan Mecir
Its a classic
The first thing you'll think when you watch this film is 'how and why have I never seen this before?!' It's a cracker. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Simms
A gem!
This is the movie you would use as a yardstick to define black comedy! Rivetting, hypnotic, hilarious, awkward and, to top it all, one of the best soundtracks to a movie you will... Read more
Published 6 months ago by C. Swain
One of my all time favorite films
A delicious, heartbreaking dark comedy that's not afraid of emotion and sadness, about
the love affair between a death obsessed 19 year old, and a life obsessed 80 year... Read more
the love affair between a death obsessed 19 year old, and a life obsessed 80 year... Read more
Published 12 months ago by K. Gordon
weirdly uplifting !
I kind of stumbled upon this by accident and it was so cheap so I thought 'why not'.
What a happy accident it was as this is now one of my favourites , I ended up watching it... Read more
What a happy accident it was as this is now one of my favourites , I ended up watching it... Read more
Published 13 months ago by mummy spoon
Boring cult movie that doesn't do much with what it's got
This is a cult film of some renown. I first saw it over seven and a half years ago (19/6/03 according to my DVD receipt). Read more
Published 14 months ago by BS on parade
The emporer's new clothes
My girlfriend and I recently saw this in the Mayfair library.
Well we did not even stay until this pile of rubbish ended.
I rest my case.
Ian
Well we did not even stay until this pile of rubbish ended.
I rest my case.
Ian
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