“You know, at one time, I used to break into pet shops to liberate the canaries. But I decided that was an idea way before its time. Zoos are full, prisons are overflowing... oh my, how the world still dearly loves a cage.”

One of the greatest American films of its era, this 1971 black comedy focuses on young Harold (Bud Cort) and his preoccupation with death. When he meets Maude (Ruth Gordon), a bright 79-year-old woman whose worldview is considerably sunnier, the two of them forge the unlikeliest of connections.

Directed by the legendary Hal Ashby (Being There) and featuring a score by Cat Stevens, Harold and Maude is a film that could only have emerged from the unrestrained landscape of 1970s American cinema: a dark, hilarious, touching classic.

Rated M

D Hal Ashby P Colin Higgins, Charles Mulvehill S Colin Higgins Dist Paramount TD 35mm/1971