The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other..
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 91 minutes
✓ Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
✓ Stars: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner
✓ Director: Sam Gemette, John A. Alonzo, Lynn Stalmaster, Richard Portman, Charles Mulvehill
The Harold and Maude (1971) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The Harold and Maude (1971) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
Harold and Maude (1971) is staring with Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Sam Gemette, John A. Alonzo, Lynn Stalmaster, Richard Portman, Charles Mulvehill juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.