60's Dustin

Rating: 8/10 (10 February 2012)

Dustin Hoffman is Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate, 21 years old and trying to figure out what to do with his life. He encounters Mrs, Robinson(Anne Bancroft), a married friend of his parents. Mrs. Robinson Seduces young Benjamin and they have a clandestine affair which is, of course eventually discovered.
This is one of the best satires of American life and the great hypocrisy surrounding the supposed values and traditions of the modern nuclear family, still a relevant theme today.
Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" and "Sounds of Silence" are used on a perfect soundtrack. Buck Henry's script is biting and sardonic and Hoffman and Bancroft are amazing in the two lead roles; a great comedy overall.