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Harold & Maude [1971] [DVD]

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Actors: Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Vivian Pickles, Ellen Geer
Directors: Hal Ashby
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
Language English
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 13 May 2002
Run Time: 87 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000063KM1
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,834 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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

Special Features

1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English\Mono French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1
Mono
2 Theatrical Trailers
Danish\Dutch\English\French\German\Italian\Norwegian\Spanish\Swedish\Turkish

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5.0 out of 5 stars Marilyn Manson is nothing new!, 31 Dec 2004

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I have just watched this film for the first time because I was bored and had nothing else to watch. OH MY GOD! This is one of the best films I have seen in a long time.
There is no doubt that at times it is essentially very macabre, however, it is ultimately a love story, that leaves you with a warm glow.
Although an American film, it has an eccentric British feel about it, and an excellent soundtrack too.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very dark and very funny. An extreme work, 23 Oct 2002

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Briefly, Harold and Maude is an early seventies film waking up from the hangover at the end of the sixties. It's a highly creative and well crafted account of a bizarre set of relationships between Harold (Bud Cort), death (Goths will like this bit!), cars (E-Type Jaguar hearse), his rich and societal mother and a fabulously delinquent senior citizen Maude (Ruth Gordon).

You'll either find it sick or inciteful, adolescent or poignant. It's one of my favourite films of all time and has the added benefit a lovable Cat Stevens sound track.

Watch this film and start to understand the diversity and creativity that underpinned the seventies arts scene.

Jab

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful tale of love between the old and young, 1 May 2001

By	talloulah@email.com (Wales) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harold And Maude [VHS] [1971] (VHS Tape)

Harold is a very confused young man, who attends funerals in his spare time. Maud is a very old lady, who has such a joy for life, you immediately love her. When they meet at a funeral the story is set.

Maud teaches Harold how to enjoy life and that it is there to be lived. She pulls some wonderful stunts and it leaves you wanting to go out and do what she is doing now before you get to her age. It also makes you realise that life is there for the taking and to be grabbed by the throat and lived to the full.

Although it should be a sad ending, it gives you hope and makes you wonder at life and love.

It is a wonderful film, full of fun, laughter and joy and a must for anyone who loves to see life from a different point of view.

It also has a wonderful sound track by Cat Stevens, which fits is ideally with the mood of the film.

Things to watch out for are at the very start of the film when Harolds mother is trying to pair him off and his numerous (non serious) attempts at suicide.

A lovely, warm film suitable for all.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A hidden gem
Where do you start with this film, it works on so many levels.Colin Higgins script is bizarre, quirky,funny,poigant and carries an important message if you're going to get the... Read more

Published 6 days ago by Mr. J. C. Schofield

5.0 out of 5 stars It stays in the memory
We first saw Harold and Maude purely by accident, on English Channel Four, around thirty years ago. Read more

Published 11 days ago by L. J. Burgess

5.0 out of 5 stars Film Review
This is a great arthouse film. The quality of the story is beautiful. Although the rather odd use of the lovely Cat Stevens in some places is a bit of a mystery. Read more

Published 28 days ago by Clay Cashel

5.0 out of 5 stars An offbeat 5-star winner from 1971

I loved this oddball black comedy. Its hard to believe it was released all those years ago (when I'd barely left school). Read more

Published 7 months ago by Rob B.

4.0 out of 5 stars Harold and Maude
An excellent black comedy on a theme of death and love.Ruth Gordon as Maude really steals the show but Bud Cort's gawky ,deadpan performance is excellent. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Mr. R. B. Barwell

3.0 out of 5 stars A real oddity
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... Read more

Published 12 months ago by Barney McGrew

5.0 out of 5 stars Age does not wither it
This is my favourite film of all time and I'd recommend it to anyone. Life affirming, poignant, moving - altogether fabulous. Read more

Published 16 months ago by Booklover

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark Comedy (with Cat Stevens music)
On its release Harold and Maude was not well received by Variety : "This movie has all the fun and gaiety of a burning orphanage."
Time magazine was kinder. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Brendan O. Clarke

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best black comedies of all time!
A dysfunctional, death obsessed twenty something and an eighty year old free-spirit - perfect ingredients for a love story, eh? Read more

Published 18 months ago by S. Rave

3.0 out of 5 stars Self-indulgent
Maude is a very selfish old lady and Harold a spoilt brat; beyond that the characterisation is unrealistic. Read more

Published 19 months ago by Professor Necessiter

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