Harold and Maude<\/a><\/p>\nThis dark comedy was directed by Hal Ashby in 1971 and it stars Ruth Gordon (Maude) and Bud Cort (Harold). Harold Chasen is a young man obsessed with death. He drives a hearse, stages elaborate fake suicides and attends numerous funerals. At another stranger\u2019s funeral he meets Maude, a 79-year-old woman who shares his hobby. Maude changes Harold\u2019s morbid lifestyle by showing him pleasures of art and music and teaching him how to make the most out of his time. Their friendship blossoms into romance. Harold announces his intention to marry Maude causing disgusted outbursts from everyone\u2026 On Maude\u2019s 80 birthday party the fianc\u00e9e tells Harold that she \u201ccouldn\u2019t imagine a lovelier farewell\u201d explaining that she took an overdose of sleeping pill. Harold rushes in the hospital but Maude dies (at the age she thought was a proper age to die). When the film was originally released it faced lots of criticism and was financially very unsuccessful. However, later on Harold and Maude<\/strong> developed a cult following and began making a profit.<\/p>\n