Harold and Maude

With a memorable cast of characters and a fascination for the the macabre, Harold and Maude stormed theatres on this day in 1971 and put a bright smiling face on dark comedy.

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont undoubtedly invites comparisons to the daring Harold and Maude, directed by Hal Ashby in 1971. But while both films center on the relationship between a young man and an elderly woman, that's where their similarities end.