What: Harold Chasen is a privileged young man obsessed with death. He stages fake suicides, drives a hearse, and attends strangers' funerals. At one of these funerals, he meets Maude, who is equally driven by a love for life. She dances and sings, rescues trees, and steals cars, and Harold quickly falls in love her. Harold's mother, priest, and psychiatrist all object to the relationship, though, mainly because Maude is 79 years old. Ah, l'amour.
Comparable to: A major influence on many writers/directors. In my opinion, Wes Anderson has spent most of his career trying to recapture the quirky, happy/morbid vibe of this film.
Representative quote: "You know, at one time I used to break into pet shops to liberate the canaries. But I decided that was an idea way before its time. Zoos are full, prisons are overflowing . . . oh my, how the world still dearly loves a cage."
You might not like it if: You have a very low threshold for quirk.
How to get it: Buy it, don't borrow. You have to buy a movie that has someone named Vivan Pickles in it. That's just a fact.
[Originally posted 2/13/11.]
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