Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude is a 1971 American romantic dark comedy directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama, with a plot that revolves around the exploits of a young man named Harold played by Bud Cort intrigued with death. Harold drifts away from the life that his detached mother Vivian Pickles prescribes for him, and slowly develops quite a strong and close friendship and eventually a romantic relationship with a 79yearold woman named Maude Ruth Gordon who teaches Harold about living life to its fullest and that life is the most precious gift of all.

Harold Chasen Bud Cort is a young man obsessed with death. He stages elaborate fake suicides, attends funerals and drives a hearse, all to the chagrin of his socialite mother Vivian Pickles.At another strangers funeral service, Harold meets Maude Ruth Gordon, a 79yearold woman who shares Harolds hobby of attending funerals. He is entranced by her quirky outlook on life, which is bright and excessively carefree in contrast with his morbidity. The pair form a bond and Maude slowly shows Harold the pleasures of art and music including how to play banjo, and teaches him how to make the most of his time on earth. Meanwhile, Harolds mother is determined, against Harolds wishes, to find him a wife. One by one, Harold frightens and horrifies each of his appointed dates, by appearing to commit gruesome acts such as selfimmolation, selfmutilation and seppuku. ........

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