Harold and Maud (1971)
Directed by Hal Ashby this dark comedy stars Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort. A rich young man who is obsessed with death meets a 79 year old woman and they strike up a friendship.
Despite being considered a “commercial flop” this is actually a pretty good film with some really funny moments if you have a dark sense of humour. What the film does well is contrast the attitude of disaffected youth that has everything against the older generation that had nothing. Although it is not mentioned explicitly it is worth remembering that this is a film of the era of the Vietnam war and that no doubt is one of the major movers behind the themes of the film.
4/5
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