An hour into Mike Nichols’ timeless second feature film, after the affair between Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) and Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) is fully formed and Benjamin’s strange behaviour has begun to irritate his parents, he comes back flying high from his forced first date with Mrs. Robinson’s daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). Mrs. Robinson, of course, opposes the idea of the date and Benjamin seems reluctant at first, but when the date goes well, he plans for another day with Elaine.
