Harold & Maude

Harold and Maude
USA, 1971, 91 mins.
Directed by Hal Ashby
Starring Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, and Vivian Pickle

“A black comedy cult classic.” – Dennis Schwartz, Ozus’ World Movie Reviews

Harold is a depressed, death-obsessed 20-year-old man/child who spends his free time attending funerals and pretending to commit suicide in front of his mother. At a funeral, Harold befriends Maude, a 79-year-old woman who has a zest for life. She and Harold spend much time together during which she exposes him to the wonders and possibilities of life. After rejecting his mother's three attempts to set him up with a potential wife, and committing fake suicide in front of all of them, Harold announces that he is to be married to Maude. However, Maude has a surprise for Harold that is to change his life forever.