'age ain't nothin but a number' - R. Kelly

This week the Janssens get seduced by the enduring baby-boomer magic of 'The Graduate', but also Hal Ashby's less successful 1971 cult hit 'Harold and Maude'. Both films take a darkly comedic look at romance, you see, focusing on a lost young guy and his more senior love interest, all soundtracked to the music of a folk-pop troubadour (Simon & Garfunkel in the former, Cat Stevens in the latter).

Can we really go past the tremendous final shot of 'The Graduate', which has been Meg's desktop background since she was way too young to have watched 'The Graduate'? Or will the quirky and morbid charms of 'Harold and Maude' triumph over the big guys??

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS

Noah’s other wistful, 'may/december' romance pick The Last Picture Show

Meg's woozy tale of a student-teacher relationship Palo Alto

Eliza's Harold and Maude MVP Ruth Gordon, and in particular her Oscars acceptance speech

You Must Remember This series on Polly Platt: The Invisible Woman

Eliza's Rough Cut piece on Hal Ashby

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