Mar. 8, 2010 at 10:02pm
The Graduate, 1967, directed by Mike Nichols The first time I saw this was in a film criticism class, during a thunderstorm in Amherst, Massachusetts.  The rain outside mingled with the Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack.  I was 17 and still in high school, and I had no idea how life has a way of drifting somewhere beyond your grasp.  But I knew it was a beautiful film.  And now, I appreciate the influence it’s had on other favorites like Garden State and (500) Days of Summer.

The Graduate, 1967, directed by Mike Nichols

The first time I saw this was in a film criticism class, during a thunderstorm in Amherst, Massachusetts.  The rain outside mingled with the Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack.  I was 17 and still in high school, and I had no idea how life has a way of drifting somewhere beyond your grasp.  But I knew it was a beautiful film.  And now, I appreciate the influence it’s had on other favorites like Garden State and (500) Days of Summer.