Harold and Maude critical analysis

Harold and Maude critical analysis

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You will be writing an essay about a film that is called “ Harold and
Maude”. 1. Write a critical analysis on the film “ Harold and Maude”.
here is the link to the film.

https://hdfy.to/movies/comedy/harold-and-maude-1971-watch-online

Questions to consider:

What do you think makes the film a “successful” cult film?

In a British Film Institute book on cult films, the cult appeal of H&M
is seen as stemming from “both the absurdity and the taboo‐breaking
nature of the relationship” between Harold and Maude. Exactly how is
their relationship absurd, and what taboos are broken?

The secret to Harold and Maude’s enduring appeal was this: “We’re all
Harold, and we all want to be Maude. We’re all repressed and trying to
be free, to be ourselves, to be vitally interested in living, to be
everything we want.” Your thoughts?

Are there any quotes that you can recall?

Harold and Maude critical analysis

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In particular, the edit juxtaposing the field of daisies and the
cemetery shot (with a slow pull‐back to reveal so many gravestones) is
seen by many critics as a direct metaphor, and a critique of the Vietnam
war. Your thoughts?

What are your thoughts on Maude’s brand of “free spirit?”

Do you think that the ending is the only possible fate for Harold and Maude?

2. Apply semiotic terms to your film analysis such as signifier,
signified, symbolic, iconic, indexical mode, intertextuality, denotation
and connotation.

3. Apply Ethical Theories (Deontological, Teleological, Personalist).

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By admin in Essays on April 10, 2020