Thu, Aug 17 / 7 pm
Directed by Hal Ashby
1971, USA, 91 mins
Once a month, comedian, star and co-founder of Kids in the Hall, comic Kevin McDonald presents in person a handpicked film from the archives of comic history.
With the American fable Harold and Maude, countercultural director Hal Ashby fashioned what would become the cult classic of its era. Working from a script by Colin Higgins, 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. It features indelible performances and a remarkable soundtrack by Cat Stevens.
