Colin HigginsRezensionen

First Avon Printing

Sadly not much more than is in the movie, however it's still a nicely told tale even if there isn't any cat stevens

A totally absurd script, but wonderful views of a past San Francisco and Marin, attractive cast and Cyril Magnin as Pope Pius!

Like everyone else, I was quite disappointed by this book. The movie is very good, but this is essentially the script turned into prose, with no additional insight into the characters, and very little beyond minimal description.

A big letdown.

Three women accidentally attack their boss.

2/4 (Indifferent).

I don't get it. Is it a comedy with no jokes? Is it suspense that doesn't take itself seriously? And why doesn't the ending resolve anything?½

Harold è un ventenne eccentrico e ossessionato da idee di suicidio. Durante un funerale instaura una bizzarra amicizia con Maude un'anziana signora piena di vita e desiderio di libertà. (fonte: Wikipedia)

A morbid, rich teenager falls in love with a crazy old lady.

Re-watching it for the first time in several years, I started off annoyed at how self-absorbed Maude is (not annoyed that the character's written that way, mind you, but annoyed with Maude personally - the character's too entertaining to want her to be different). But as little hints of her life are dropped here and there, I came around to understanding her a little, and seeing the events of the film in a different perspective - as the conclusion to a long, tragic story.

Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A

Enjoyment: A

GPA: 3.3/4

(Dec. 2011)½

Entrée en matière assez déroutante, la rencontre entre les deux personnages est intéressante, le personnage féminin m'a beaucoup plu mais le personnage masculin m'a perturbé. Beaucoup de métaphores avec des messages optimistes sur la vie et le sens qu'on peut/veut lui donner.

Witty little book about how little age matters when the spirit is free.

Tyttö joka tiesi liikaa on elokuva, jonka näin elokuvateatterissa varhaisteininä varmasti kymmenen kertaa. Mietin usein, miksi tietyt elokuvat tekevät niin suuren vaikutuksen, että niihin palaa vuosikymmen toisensa perään. Elokuvan ei tarvitse olla elokuvahistorian merkkipaalu millään tasolla. Hauskaa on sekin, että kun ehkäpä vuosikymmen ehkä vähän toistakin elokuvan ensi katsannon jälkeen, näin elokuvan uudelleen, huomasin, että pääosan esittäjä oli kirjastonhoitaja, ihka oikeine isoine silmälaseineen vaikka nuttura puuttuikin. Goldie Hawnista vaaleine liehuvine kutreineen ja menevissä mekoissaan ei saisi kirjastotädin stereotypiaa aikaiseksi kirveelläkään. Sekin oli hauskaa. Ei kliseitä.

Tarina on reilusti huumorilla höystetty jännitystarina kardinaalin salamurhan suunnittelusta. Gloria (Hawn) joutuu tahattomasti kuolleen FBI-agentin salaisuuden säilyttäjäksi ja joutuu konnien jahtaamaksi. Seikkailu huipentuu hurjaan takaa-ajoon San Fransiscon kaduilla ja saattaapa olla, että salamurhakin saadaan estettyä. Eikä vähiten neuvokkaan kirjastonhoitajan avulla. Elokuvan ehdottomiin huippukohtiin luuluu Dudley Mooren esittämän ”seksihullun kapellimestarin” iskuyritys Bee Gees –yhtyeen Staying alive –hitin tahtiin.

un livre très touchant à lire sans hésité...½

Three female employees of a "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" find a way to turn the tables on him.

Director:
Colin Higgins
Writers:
Patricia Resnick (story), Colin Higgins (screenplay), and 1 more
Stars:
Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton

Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.

Director: Hal Ashby
Writer: Colin Higgins
Stars: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort and Vivian Pickles

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.

I laughed so hard throughout the movie that I was grateful for the book's existence so I could read what I missed - and the book is just as funny! Maude Chardin is one of the greatest characters ever invented - her take on life (and death) is a treasure to behold. Although the premise might put some potential readers off, don't let it! Absolutely one of my all-time "keeper" books (and, admittedly, DVDs)!

Wonderful novelization of a heart-touching, life-celebrating cult classic film that I watch over and over again--mostly when I'm depressed or when I'm losing faith in mankind.

Classic - Maude is an unforgettable heroine. Love the movie.

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91 minutos

If ya want to live high; live high,
If ya want to live low; live low,
There's a million ways to go,
You know that there are...