Coming-of-Age at Any Age: Late-Blooming Adolescence in 'Harold and Maude'

Adolescence entails a growth into maturity — but just like some flowers take a bit longer to show their full splendor, some people take longer to bloom.

by Katie Duggan

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“I haven’t lived. I’ve died a few times.”

Harold Chasen (Bud Cort), a young man from a wealthy family, is in what is supposed to be the prime of his life. Instead, he finds himself obsessed with death. He's also list…