I just saw the movie for the first time, and I MUST have this question answered: Harold views Maude's forearm near the end of the movie; it appeared that Maude had numbers tattooed there. Was Maude a concentration camp survivor? This would explain her zest to live every day as if it were her last.
shareYes. And it was great that the point was so understated.
Can you image how this would be handled in a typical Hollywood movie?
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I agree. I admire subtlety in screenplays.
shareOr maybe it was edited out.
I learned from the commentary that about 1/2 of the film was cut.
Scenes were generally shortened rather than eliminated.
It may be that H & M spoke about the concentration camp.
If they did, it was wisely edited out.
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IIRC, in the novelization, it does not mention it except when the tattoo is revealed. Even then, it was just in passing.
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See Monster Squad for how they deal with it.
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Yes. And it was great that the point was so understated.
This is why you're not a director. That would be godawful and maudlin.
shareThis is why you're not a director. That would be godawful and maudlin.
This wasn't a WWII movie. I think it was handled perfectly. First, Maude tearfully speaks of her husband Fredrik, and how he was a doctor in the Austrian government. Then later we see the Holocaust tattoo and figure out what happened to poor Fredrik and Maude.
shareYes. And it was great that the point was so understated.
Can you image how this would be handled in a typical Hollywood movie?
Totally missed this, might have noticed it on a big screen.
I've seen this movie twice--once last night and once 20 or 30 years ago. I generally dislike it, though obviously don't outright hate it, or I wouldn't have bothered to see it the second time. But this may make me respect and understand it a bit more.
"I didn't betray you--I simply put a stop to you."