Cinematic background from Harold and Maude 1971 - 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.

Harold and Maude

1971

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directors:
Hal Ashby
Writers:
Colin Higgins
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Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman standing in front of a lot of potted plants; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman smiling at a young man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman hugging a young man in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man in a white coat standing on a hill; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A car driving down a road near some trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A view of a body of water and a cloudy sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young boy is sleeping in the snow; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man holding an axe in front of an ice sculpture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie standing in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A couple of people that are standing in front of a door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman wearing a yellow neck scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a motorcycle helmet is standing on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man is laying on his back with a pillow; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a boy looking out of a car window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie holding a tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman sitting on a bench in a cemetery; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie looking surprised; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman wearing a brown coat looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man riding a motorcycle next to a car on the side of a road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two women sitting on a blanket in a warehouse; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man standing next to a car on the side of the road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man in a leather jacket looking at an arcade machine; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit holding a knife in his mouth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two people sitting on a rock at the beach at sunset; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two women standing in front of a car with a red bow on it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man walking down a hallway in a hospital; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman leaning against a wall with her hand on her chest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two women sitting in front of a painting of a woman; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man standing in front of a lamp in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman standing in front of a mirror with blood on it; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man looking at his reflection in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a coat and tie standing in front of a palm tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man wearing a white helmet and a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman wearing a sweater and a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two women are talking on the sidewalk of a city street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman standing in front of a cake; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A red car and a black car on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man wearing a sweater and a scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a black hat standing on the side of the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man sitting at a table with a rose in front of him; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two women talking to each other outside in the evening; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman and a young boy sitting in the drivers seat of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman and a young boy sitting in a field of flowers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man wearing a suit and tie looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man wearing a brown jacket and a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman with a scarf around her neck; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man in a suit and tie holding a spray bottle in his hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman standing in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A green front door of a building with a balcony; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man in a leather jacket looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A person with a fur coat and a scarf on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman sitting on a chair playing music; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man holding a pair of scissors in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A car driving down a road near a forest; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two people talking to each other outside in the evening; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man standing next to a yellow car and a motorcycle; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man standing in front of a pink building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman standing in front of a piano in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two people sitting next to a body of water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman in a nurse's uniform writing on a clipboard next to another woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man wearing a fur coat and a scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman sitting on top of a couch holding a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman standing in front of a doorway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two people sitting in a pew talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two people looking out over a body of water at sunset; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two women sitting in front of a table with a tea pot on top of it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – Two women standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Harold and Maude” (1971), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a uniform driving a car; Medium shot, Low angle