The Graduate

"Nichols’s near-flawless class satire still feels as sly, modern and bracing as it must have in 1967."

"The dialogue’s a joy and Nichols furnishes impeccable comic timing. Utterly of its period, yet timeless."

"The excellence of Katherine Ross as Mrs Robinson’s daughter, Elaine, is often overlooked."

"The cinematography is flat-out fantastic, like David Hockney’s pool paintings made live."

"The film (has) a sense of freewheeling freshness, a sheen of visual inventiveness that hasn’t dimmed over the years."

"Passively misogynistic and emotionally muddled..."

"Funny, outrageous, and touching, The Graduate is a sophisticated film that puts Mr. Nichols and his associates on a level with any of the best satirists working abroad today."

"To know that the movie once spoke strongly to a generation is to understand how deep the generation gap ran during that extraordinary time in the late 1960s."

"Cruel comedy with a delicious light touch."

"Nichols provides a masterclass in using the widescreen frame to elucidate complex emotional situations with ease and understatement."