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replaced with an expensive Jaguar. He simply remodels the Jaguar into a smaller hearse.
After meeting Maude" he becomes animated, interested and actually has fun. They attend funerals together, picnic at demolition sites and otherwise get the best out of their kooky pursuits. Maude regularly steals cars, (whatever is at hand and suits her fancy), and drives like the proverbial maniac, with no driving license, of course!
In one episode, Harold and Maude kidnap a city tree in a stolen El Camino (to transplant the tree in the woods where it will be happy) and have a hilarious encounter with a motorcycle policeman. There's a great cast of other amusing characters, including the one-armed uncle, a priest and the baleful shrink.
Meanwhile, Maude's 80th birthday arrives and Harold plans a birthday party. Alas, Maude has her own plans. We won't spoil it by telling, but there is a poignant Romeo and Juliet—like quality to it. The ending is both unanticipated, yet expected, too.
Herb loved the lyrical musical score by Cat Stevens, composed and performed by him when he was a mainstream musician, prior to becoming an eastern mystic with a turban. Each watching of this film reveals more tiny little treasures. We appreciate its intelligent humor and give this all time classic an A.
• Diva: 1981, 123 minutes (French/English with English subtitles), rated R. Of particular note in this film is Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, an extraordinary soprano, whose luscious arias from the opera "La Wally,'' as
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