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Harold and MaudeOther

by Hal Ashby

Who uses, recommends or left Harold and Maude, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

4 people

Max Richter
German-born British composer of Sleep and The Blue Notebooks, and of film scores including Arrival.
loved

When I first saw Harold and Maude as a student, I thought, well, they’ve made a film just for me. I love everything about it.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Max Richter, the entry for Harold and Maude.

2026-02-02·criterion.com ↗

Azazel Jacobs
American film director and screenwriter; his features include The GoodTimesKid (2005), Terri (2011), The Lovers (2017), French Exit (2020) and His Three Daughters (2023).
loved

Harold and Maude is another film I grew up loving and watching repeatedly.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Azazel Jacobs, the entry for Harold and Maude.

2021-03-08·criterion.com ↗

Josephine Decker
English-born American filmmaker of Butter on the Latch (2013), Madeline's Madeline (2018), Shirley (2020) and The Sky Is Everywhere (2022).
loved

I love Harold and Maude so much.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Josephine Decker, the entry for Harold and Maude.

2020-07-06·criterion.com ↗

Will Oldham
American singer-songwriter and actor who records mostly as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, a name he took in 1998 after recording as Palace from 1993 to 1997; acted in Matewan (1987) and Old Joy (2006).
liked

I was very fond of MGM musicals during my childhood, and Harold and Maude felt like the closest thing to a modern-day evolution of one of those.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Will Oldham, the entry for Harold and Maude.

2014-09-30·criterion.com ↗

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