Harold and Maude /
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...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
2012.
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
608. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Release date: Apr. 17, 2012. Special features: audio commentary ; illustrated audio excerpts of seminars by Ashby and Colin Higgins ; new interviews with Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) ; booklet with essay by Michael Wood. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; widescreen; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rating: PG. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, John Alonzo ; film editors, William A. Sawyer, Edward Warshika ; songs, Cat Stevens. |