... repugnance for the lifestyle that surrounds him though he lacks ambition and courage to break away from it. Mrs. Robinson (Bancroft), a family friend, who seemed to be a frustrated wife, saw in Ben the opportunity of breaking through the miserable and boring life she was experiencing. The timid young man ... when the couple escaped from the church where Elaine had just gotten married. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? established Mike Nichols as one the most promising "New Hollywood" directors. However, The Graduate made him one of those directors who, at that time, were reshaping the Amer...

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