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Harold and Maude
Why this pick
Its deadpan, generationally mismatched romance and wistful comic melancholy echo The Graduate’s attraction to adults who disrupt an alienated young man’s prescribed future.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1967 1h 46m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1967, recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock is adrift at home until he is seduced by Mrs. Robinson, the older wife of his father's law partner. Weeks later, things get complicated when Benjamin starts dating the girl of his dreams, and he tries to break it off with Mrs. Robinson.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Katharine Ross
Elaine Robinson
William H. O'Brien
Hotel Guest
Buck Henry
Taft Hotel Desk Clerk
Anne Bancroft
Mrs. Robinson
Brian Avery I
Carl Smith
William Daniels
Mr. Braddock
Elizabeth Wilson
Mrs. Braddock
Eddra Gale
Woman on Bus