Find the young Dustin Hoffman in this classic of new cinema and New Hollywood via this superb Poster of the Movie The Graduate!
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Description of this The Graduate Movie Poster
The Graduate is a 1967 American fiction film directed by Mike Nichols and based on the novel of the same name by Charles Webb. It tells the story of college graduate Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) entering into two “forbidden” relationships in quick succession: first with a married woman, then with his daughter.
The film grossed over $100 million worldwide and earned Mike Nichols the 1968 Academy Award for Best Director. It also garnered numerous other awards. The Graduate was inscribed in the National Film Registry in 1996 and ranked #7 on the American Film Institute’s list of the best American films in 1998.
The Simon & Garfunkel film score was released as the soundtrack album The Graduate and reached #1 on the US album charts in April 1968. The track “Mrs. Robinson, who appears in it, became a worldwide hit and is one of the most popular of the duo.
Shortly before his 21st birthday and with a brilliant college degree in hand, Benjamin Braddock returns to his family home in Southern California. He doesn’t yet know what he will do in the future. It is for this reason, among other things, that he would prefer to be left alone rather than be shown to his parents’ friends at “his” party. Mrs. Robinson, who is present without her husband, a business associate of Mr. Braddock, asks Benjamin to accompany her home.
There, she attempts to seduce him, which he opposes and is ultimately thwarted by Mr. Robinson’s premature return. Ironically, it is he who advises Benjamin to take advantage of his youth and use his power of attraction over women. A few days later, Benjamin decides to accept Mrs. Robinson’s offer.
He only overcomes his uncertainty, however, when she asks him if this is his “first time” and if he’s afraid of “failing.” The weeks-long affair that follows between them remains purely sexual. Benjamin’s first attempt to create greater intimacy through conversation ends in an argument and almost a breakup, brought about by Mrs. Robinson’s insistence that he promise never to go out with her daughter Elaine.
Worried about his inactivity and late-night outings, Benjamin’s parents repeatedly ask him to do so—until he relents. In an attempt to put Elaine off being with him once and for all, he becomes unapproachable and drags her to a strip club. But he goes too far: she is humiliated and bursts into tears. He justifies himself, comforts her, kisses her, and falls in love. That same evening, he confesses to having had an affair with a married woman.
Mrs. Robinson thwarts their meeting planned for the next day; she threatens Benjamin to confront Elaine with the truth if necessary. He decides to get ahead of her, at the cost of breaking up with Elaine. When she returns to Berkeley shortly after to continue her studies, he decides to follow her.
Elaine initially rejects him and takes refuge in the arms of another suitor—Carl Smith, a medical student—but she then goes to find Benjamin in turn and learns that her mother lied to her when she claimed to have been raped by Benjamin. The two quickly become closer, and Benjamin even insists that the wedding take place quickly.
But the Robinsons then forcefully intervene, wanting to marry their daughter to Carl Smith. Elaine resigns herself and leaves a farewell letter to Benjamin. In the finale, he must discover where the wedding will take place and arrive in time to prevent it. When he arrives, after more than a twelve-hour odyssey, the wedding has just been celebrated and the couple are kissing.
Her desperate appearance on the church’s glass gallery, however, changes everything: to her mother’s “It’s too late!”, Elaine counters with “Not for me!” and bursts onto Benjamin’s side. A wooden cross serves as a weapon and a bolt on the church door. They escape on a scheduled bus; as the bus pulls away, the euphoria of their successful escape slowly fades from their faces.