weekly film recommendation
HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)
Director: Hal Ashby
With: Bud Cort & Ruth Gordon
Written by: Colin Higgins
This film found me at the right time, I guess about eight years ago, and has stuck with me ever since as a favorite. In a way, I used to even use it as a litmus test for friends. The biggest accomplishment of this profoundly moving film is that it presents all these wonderful life-lessons without doing so in a schmaltzy, oppressive or idiotic way. I’d love to share some of the best lines, the ones that Maude shares with Harold, but out of context, and not coming from Ruth Gordon, they wouldn’t have the same impact. So, I’ll just encourage you to go see the film, listen to the Cat Stevens music, and go pick up a banjo or harmonica or piano or whatever suits you and play.
The DVD should be readily available at most on-line retailers.
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