As far as Benjamin Braddock's parents are concerned his future is sewn up Now he has graduated from college he will go to Yale or Harvard get a good job & enjoy a life of money cocktails & pool parties in the suburbs just like them For Benjamin however this isn't quite enough When his parents' friend Mrs Robinson a formidable older woman strips naked in front of him & they begin an affair it seems he might have found a way out That is until her daughter Elaine comes into the picture & things get far more complicated ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Mike Nichols directs this 1960s comedy drama starring Dustin Hoffman Anne Bancroft & Katharine Ross After graduating from college Ben Braddock (Hoffman) returns to his wealthy parents& South Californian home unsure of what he wants to do next Feeling pressurised to get on with his life the young Braddock escapes into an aimless affair with Mrs Robinson (Bancroft) an older married woman & friend of the family The pair meet regularly with neither expecting anything serious from the relationship but this seemingly simple situation becomes complicated when Ben meets & begins dating Elaine (Ross)
- Mrs Robinson&s daughter Featuring a score written by Paul Simon & performed by Simon & Garfunkel the film was nominated for six Oscars & won for Best Director Actor Katharine Ross William Daniels Buck Henry Walter Brooke Lainie Miller Marion Lorne Alice Ghostley Anne Bancroft Dustin Hoffman Richard Dreyfuss Norman Fell Elizabeth Wilson Elisabeth Fraser Jonathan Hole Brian Avery Eddra Gale Murray Hamilton Harry Holcombe Director Mike Nichols Special Features The Graduate at 25 Documentary Original Widescreen Excerpts Interview with Dustin Hoffman Region Region 2 Aspect Ratio 169 Anamorphic Wide Screen Sound Information Dolby Digital Main Language English Certificate 15
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Director Mike Nichols's THE GRADUATE is the satirical coming-of-age comedy that became an emotional touchstone for an entire generation In the late 1960s Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) a confused college graduate is pulled in myriad directions by family friends & associates just days after receiving his degree Seduced by Mrs Robinson (Anne Bancroft) an older friend of the family Ben carries on an affair with the married woman even as he falls for her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross) However Ben & Elaine's attempts at romance are threatened by the spiteful rage of Mrs Robinson who proceeds to hastily arrange Elaine's marriage to another boy leading up to one of the most memorable endings in cinema history With its striking photography & clever editing THE GRADUATE established Nichols as a major director The film also made a star out of young Hoffman who gives an understated portrayal of the perplexed Ben--the actor's first role in a Hollywood film which he almost didn't get because he wasn't Waspy enough Outstanding performances by the rest of the cast are highlighted by Bancroft's sexy embittered turn as Mrs Robinson & Ross's endearing presence as the gorgeous yet innocent Elaine The film's impact on popular culture is immeasurable Plastics will live on eternally as depressing but solid career advice & older women will never eye younger men without fear of becoming a Mrs Robinson Buck Henry (who appears briefly in the film) cowrote the influential screenplay based on the novel by Charles Webb & the soundtrack by Simon & Garfunkel remains a movie classic ...

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