Harold and Maude
Radio One’s Edith Bowman loves this old film: “it’s a really old film… it’s an incredible film… it’s more about the fact that the story’s great… well worth checking out.”
Harold, played with deadpan humor by Bud Cort, is under extreme pressure from his overbearing mother, Mrs. Chasen (Vivian Pickles), in a performance that is a sheer delight, to enter the dating world in hopes of marriage, but he would rather spend his time going to funerals, which is where he meets Maude (Ruth Gordon). She feels he needs to come out of his shell and enjoy life, so she includes him in hers, which is one long, unending series of lunatic adventures, ranging from saving trees to grand theft auto. Their love affair celebrated the spirit of an experimental generation guided by the mantra “If it feels good, do it.” The soundtrack, with songs and lyrics by Cat Stevens (which Pauline Kael called “mush minded”), provides an effective thematic bridge as Harold crosses from extended adolescence to manhood.
Harold and Maude is a seventies film that is still available on LOVEFiLM – just click here to go watch the trailer.
The Hut have it for £4.73 with free delivery, just click here.
£3.99 with free delivery from Play.com
£5.99 with free delivery from HMV
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