The Graduate - (Nichols;1967;USA) - ****
After graduating college, a man who is worried about his future begins an affair with his father's business partner's wife but soon finds out that he actually loves her daughter.
Even better then Five Easy Pieces, which goes into a different direction of tragedy rather then finding solace. Nichols' direction is excellent in what is one of the best films ever made. The opening titles are great, which I noticed Tarantino referenced to in Jackie Brown. This is the best performance I've seen from Dustin Hoffman as well as Anne Bancroft. It's social commentary is definitely the main aspect that makes this such a masterpiece, along with Five Easy Pieces. The soundtrack is beautiful, and the different songs every few scenes coincides wonderfully with the film.
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