Harold & Maude BBFC Content Advice
(May contain spoilers).
Suicide and self-harm:
There are a series of faked 'suicides' by main character Harold, such as a hanging, drowning, shooting, self-immolation, and wrist cutting. The latter is accompanied by a large amount of 'stage blood'. He also acts out a 'seppuku' (Japanese ritual suicide) using an antique dagger, although it is clear to the viewer that these scenes are staged.
Post-film Death Cafe
Following the screening, attendees are welcome to stay and take part in a free Death Cafe. This is entirely optional. The Death Cafe will last around an hour.
What is a Death Cafe?
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. A Death Cafe is a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes, with an emphasis on listening and sharing, and the focus that life is finite and we want to talk about that. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
Please see the Death Cafe website for further information on what a Death Cafe typically involves.
Film Selection and Support
We'd like to say a huge thank you to the Local Cinema Project for supporting our community cinema events, and also to the community members in our film programming group who have helped to select the films we'll be showing.