This great opening shot from Harold and Maude is one of the best openings to a movie I've ever seen... It perfectly reflects the mood of the film, this strange sort of melancholy happiness... The movie is also a great example of critics having no idea what they're talking about: the film was horribly received by the critics, was panned by almost all of them, and ended up being a box-office flop. Now, however, it's viewed as one of the best films of the 70's, and a classic in its own right. Funny how opinions change...
Click on the picture below to watch the scene. (15 MB, Windows Media Player required)
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