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Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.
Dec 20, 1971 1h 31m
7.6
1108 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Harold and Maude
Companies Paramount Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords 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
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