| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 608 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 608.
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| System Details |
DVD, widescreen enhanced for 16x9 TVs, high-definition digital restoration, optional remastered stereo soundtrack; PCM mono. |
| Note |
Accompanying booklet includes an essay by film critic Matt Zoller Setiz, a profile of Ruth Gordon, plus interviews and program notes. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. |
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Special features: audio commentary by Hal Ashby, Nick Dawson and Charles B. Mulvehill ; illustrated audio excerpts of seminars by Ashby and Colin Higgins ; new interview with songwriter Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) ; booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Wood. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Ellen Geer, Eric Christmas. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Alonzo ; songs composed and sung by Cat Stevens ; film editing, William A. Sawyer and Edward Warschilka |
| Audience |
Rating: PG. |
| Awards |
National film registry selection, 1997. |
| Summary |
Countercultural director Hal Ashby tells the story of the emotional and romantic bond between a death-obsessed young man from a wealthy family and a devil-may-care, bohemian octogenarian. Equal parts gallows humor and romantic innocence, Harold and Maude dissolves the line between darkness and light along with the ones that separate people by class, gender, and age. The cult classic of its era, featuring indelible performances and a soundtrack by Cat Stevens. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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May-December romances -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
DVD-Video discs.
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Dark comedy films.
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Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Higgins, Colin, 1941-1988, screenwriter, producer.
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Mulvehill, Charles, producer.
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Ashby, Hal, director.
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Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985, actor.
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Cort, Bud, 1948- actor.
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Pickles, Vivian, actor.
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Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993, actor.
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Tyner, Charles, actor.
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Geer, Ellen, actor.
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Stevens, Cat, 1948- composer.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604655728 |
| Standard No. |
715515094610 |
| Music No. |
10701150 |
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CC2138DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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