258 of 1001 Movies: Harold and Maude (1971)

After looking up the summary to Harold and Maude I thought to myself that it looks like a movie I could get into. It's indie, it's got weird characters, a cool soundtrack, and the theme of the movie tackles subjects that make people uneasy. For more it might be the relationship age difference that makes you uneasy, but the movie deals with the unpopular topic of death as well. I don't even know why more people aren't watching this movie. It's a classic from the 70's that deserves attention.

Summary: Harold is young and rich, but he is also obsessed with death. He constantly is staging suicides in front of his mother, but even she has grown use to his fascination. His mother now is thinking that maybe Harold should just grow up, so while she arranges for him to see a psychologist she also sets up dates for him, and time with his uncle who is in the army. The person who will change Harold though is one he meets at a funeral. Maude has the same funeral attending hobby that Harold does, and this draws them closer, but Maude also believes in living life at it's fullest something Harold hasn't acquired.