Harold e Maude

Titolo originale: Harold and Maude
Regia: Hal Ashby |
Anno: 1971
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Dramma Romance
Tag: dying and death | depression | suicide | life and death | age difference | birthday | suicide attempt | dead wish | cemetery | life planning | banjo | cliff | arranged marriage | coming of age | wealth | older woman younger man relationship | elderly lady | age-gap relationship |
Cast: Ruth Gordon | Bud Cort | Vivian Pickles | Cyril Cusack | Charles Tyner | Ellen Geer | Eric Christmas | G. Wood | Judy Engles | Shari Summers | Tom Skerritt | Susan Madigan | Ray K. Goman | Gordon Devol | Harvey Brumfield | Henry Dieckoff | Philip Schultz | Sonia Sorel | Margot Jones | Barry Higgins | Hal Ashby |

In una sontuosa villa della provincia americana vive Harold, un adolescente cervellotico e pieno di problemi. Il giovane si diverte a simulare - come dirà al suo psicanalista - quindici suicidi per scuotere la madre, giovane avvenente e sventata, che ormai non lo sopporta più. Oltre ai tentativi di suicidio Harold coltiva tendenze necrofile: non si perde un funerale cui si reca con una macchina delle pompe funebri. In una di queste visite fa amicizia con Maude, una vecchina percorsa da fremiti di vita nonostante sia vicina al suo ottantesimo anno di età.

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Cyril Cusack stabbed his hand while rehearsing a shot in which he was sculpting ice - only he didn't [...] D
When considering the role of Harold, Bud Cort asked the opinion of director Robert Altman, his mento [...] D
The scenes in which Harold turns to look at the camera after successfully scaring off his first date [...] D
When she first meets Harold, Maude states her full name as Dame Marjorie Chardem (although it is spe [...] D
The scene near the end where Harold and Maude sit by the seashore wrapped in a blanket was filmed on [...] D
Ruth Gordon is 51 years older than co-star Bud Cort. D
Henry Dieckoff, who appeared as Mrs. Chasen's butler, was the actual butler of Rose Court Mansion in [...] D
Maude's picture frames are empty. In Colin Higgins's book, Harold asks why she removed the photograp [...] D
The hearse Harold originally drives is a 1959 Cadillac Superior 3-way model that is one of the most [...] D
Hal Ashby: the bearded man seen briefly in the amusement park arcade. D
Flamboyant eighties pop star Boy George is a big fan of this movie. When he met Bud Cort on the set [...] D
According to Ruth Gordon's autobiography, a number of other actresses were considered and interviewe [...] D
Colin Higgins' screenplay was based on his thesis for the UCLA screenwriting MFA program. D
Hal Ashby intended to film a scene of Harold and Maude making love, but Paramount dismissed this ide [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
There is a deleted scene in which Mrs. Chasen talks with Harold's dummy, mistaking him for her son. [...] D
Composer and singer Cat Stevens wrote the song "Don't Be Shy" specifically for the film Harold and M [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of the top 100 America's Greatest Love Storie [...] D
Final film of Sonia Sorel. D
Charles Mulvehill and Shari Summers married immediately following the completion of Harold e Maude ( [...] D
There is a deleted scene in which Maude paints smiles on the statues in the church. A still from thi [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the Top 100 Funniest American Movies. D
While they're sitting together at the Emeryville Mudflats below highway 80/580, the highway sign see [...] D
The Cat Stevens songs 'Pop Star', 'Time,' and 'Fill My Eyes' were originally to be used in the film. D
Colin Higgins was originally to direct Harold and Maude, but production was soon canceled. A couple [...] D
In the scenes between Harold and the psychiatrist, both wear matching clothes, down to the ties and [...] D
A play based on Colin Higgins' story opened in New York on February 7, 1980 but failed badly, closin [...] D
Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 50 Cult Films of All-Time." D
Harold doesn't speak a single line of dialogue until 06:07 minutes into the film. D
Actors originally considered for the role of Harold Chasen include John Rubinstein, Bob Balaban, Dan [...] D
Sight & Sound magazine conducts a poll every ten years of the world's finest film directors, to find [...] D
Cat Stevens appears in a brief, uncredited role during Ruth Gordon's second appearance in the film. [...] D
Cat Stevens came to Ashby's attention through Elton John, who was being considered for the part of H [...] D
Suzanne Somers: As a "deodorant girl" during a funeral. The scene was cut. D
The license plate on Harold's Jaguar Hearse is a California temporary paper tag for new cars. These [...] D
Has been shown continuously in the movie theater "Galerie Cinema" in the German city of Essen since [...] D
An earlier draft of the script took place in Los Angeles, California. D
After Maude and Harold steal the police officer's motorcycle, Bud Cort accidentally hit himself in t [...] D
To avoid an 'R' rating, a controversial swear word had to be eliminated from the scene in which Haro [...] D
In all shots of Ruth Gordon (Maude) driving the hearse it is being towed because she never learned h [...] D
The budget was $1.2M. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Ameri [...] D
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #608. D
Actress Maude Apatow was named after the title character. D
While watching a sunset with Harold, Maude sees a flock of seagulls and refers to Dreyfus. Alfred Dr [...] D
Harold e Maude (1971) played for a total of 1,957 showings from mid-1972 until June 1974 at the West [...] D
Bud Cort wanted Greta Garbo to play the part of Maude. D
The Holocaust Encyclopedia resource on the website for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum i [...] D
[June 2008] Ranked #9 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "R [...] D
On Tom Skerritt's credit as "M. Borman": "Skerritt's small role in the film, as an authoritarian mot [...] D
Most of the Cat Stevens songs heard in the film were taken from his albums Mona Bone Jakone or Tea f [...] D