The Graduate 4K 1967 Ultra HD 2160p

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After graduating from college, Benjamin Braddock returns to his parents' home. At a reception in his honor, Ben meets an old friend of his parents, the elegant lady Mrs. Robinson, who later seduces him. Shy, awkward, and willless, Ben is powerless against the charms of the powerful and sexy woman until he falls in love with her daughter Elaine.

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A rather interesting and charming melodrama that touches on complex family values, the position of one's inner self, and the pursuit of a better life. Dustin Hoffman appears in the film as such a uptight and timid college graduate who has returned to his parents' home that it seems as if we are watching yet another oppressed character, but the point is that he is an educated, decent, and, unfortunately, dependent citizen.

The film entangles us in the excitement of celebrating the return of Hoffman's family friends, comrades, and Mrs. Robinson, a woman seeking solace for her whims, her inner desires, and her undisclosed sexual appetites. It seems that for 1967, this could have been shocking, but it was the “swinging 60s,” and the restrictions had been lifted. It is in this era that the film makes its mark with its revelation of “Stifler's mom,” which perfectly reveals the relationship between an adult woman and a young man.

Director Mike Nichols was able to bring lightness and harmony to dangerous and shocking intimate relationships, spicing up the main character's drama with a soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel. Even the song “Mrs. Robinson” was written specifically for this film. It is striking that against the backdrop of a reserved, withdrawn man, a dominant figure emerges who is dependent on the main character. Yes, the woman has only one need, but for Hoffman, who is committed to traditional views and etiquette, this turn of events evokes very contradictory feelings.

Of course, men today would be delighted with such an opportunity, but not Benjamin Braddock. It is one thing to show intimate relationships, but quite another to develop a romance between Ben and Mrs. Robinson's daughter.

The drama develops gradually, and Ben's shyness unexpectedly bears fruit. He does not want what is happening. This man craves communication and development, but his attempts to strike up a conversation are met with the main phrase from Mikhail Segal's film Stories: “What the fuck do I want to talk to you about?!” This idea clearly applies to the characters' relationship, but pride is not on the right side, so freedom remains in the shadows. In the shadows of the woman who uses Hoffman.

The film concisely sums up the clarification of relationships and the revelation of a terrifying truth that cannot be reconciled in the minds of those involved. The narrative goes from smooth and even to sharp, tangible, and energetic. It seems that such emotions are unusual for Benjamin, but the character, hardened by his “MILF” experience, goes all in. This is where the character's growth is evident, where understanding is achieved not through the usual pitfalls or insults of adult life, but independently, by learning from one's mistakes. Even though the subject of the study was quite erotic and calculating, dominant and controlling, this tempering bore fruit in terms of development and determination.

The film shows what a person is willing to do for their desires, for what their soul wants, rather than what they are prepared for, what they are told, what they should follow. Although the example with Mrs. Robinson was sharp, it subsequently revealed the attitudes of everyone around the main character. The motivational move, although very unusual, conveys the main idea. In addition, it is a beautiful, sweet film, the plot of which flows like a cold stream through mountain bumps and fields at dawn.

After the denouement, the ending of The Graduate resembles Alfonso Cuarón's Mexican drama Y tu mamá también, where the relationship between teenagers and an adult woman provided life experience. Graduate Dustin Hoffman went “through thorns to the stars.”