Blu-ray Review: Harold and Maude (Paramount Presents)
September 27, 2022
Among the greatest black comedies in film history, Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort are a wonderful pair.
Among the greatest black comedies in film history, Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort are a wonderful pair.
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Director Lucio Marcaccini’s only film, 1975’s Hallucination Strip stars Bud Cort, but it’s not exactly Harold and Maude. Cort plays university student Massimo Monaldi. A politically minded young man, he attends various protests and often finds himself in trouble. He’s…
Released in 1971, director Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude has a decidedly late ‘60s feel. This is a film about life, love, disillusionment and death, replete with a hopeful Cat Stevens soundtrack. If you were to look up “off beat…