Maude est une vieille dame si heureuse de vivre qu'elle rend le goût de vivre au jeune Harold. Celui-ci va offrir à Maude pour ses 80 ans une bague de fiançailles, mais elle disparaît laissant Harold avec sa guitare aller vers l'avenir.
Colin Higgins Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
28 luglio 1941 – 5 agosto 1988
Questo acclamato sceneggiatore e regista ha lasciato un segno indelebile nel cinema con il suo umorismo unico e il suo approccio sensibile ai personaggi. Le sue opere esplorano spesso legami non convenzionali ed esperienze di emarginati con sorprendente profondità e calore. Con un talento incredibile per i dialoghi e la narrazione visiva, Higgins ha creato storie che sono allo stesso tempo divertenti e profondamente umane. Il suo stile innovativo e la sua capacità di trovare bellezza nello stravagante lo rendono un creatore indimenticabile.
Der neunzehnjährige Harold Chasen ist besessen vom Tod. Er inszeniert Selbstmorde, um seine selbstbezogene Mutter zu schockieren, fährt einen umgebauten Jaguar-Leichenzug und besucht die Beerdigungen völlig fremder Menschen. Die neunundsiebzigjährige Maude Chardin hingegen liebt das Leben. Sie befreit Bäume von den Bürgersteigen der Stadt und pflanzt sie in den Wald um, malt Lächeln auf die Gesichter von Kirchenstatuen und „leiht“ Autos, um deren Besitzer daran zu erinnern, dass das Leben vergänglich ist – heute hier, morgen weg! Eine zufällige Begegnung zwischen den beiden entwickelt sich zu einer verrückten, stürmischen Romanze, und Harold lernt, dass das Leben lebenswert ist.
Nineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a customized Jaguar hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, adores life. She liberates trees from city sidewalks and transplants them to the forest, paints smiles on the faces of church statues, and “borrows” cars to remind their owners that life is fleeting—here today, gone tomorrow! A chance meeting between the two turns into a madcap, whirlwind romance, and Harold learns that life is worth living. Harold and Maude started as Colin Higgins’ master’s thesis at UCLA Film School, and the script was purchased by Paramount. The film, directed by Hal Ashby, was released in 1971 and it bombed. But soon this quirky, dark comedy began being shown on college campuses and at midnight-movie theaters, and it gained a loyal cult following. This novelization was written by Higgins and published shortly after the film’s release but has been out of print for more than 30 years. Even fans who have seen the movie dozens of times will find this companion valuable, as it gives fresh elements to watch for and answers many of the film’s unresolved questions.