Category Archives: Ageing

STILL WALKING (2008)

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

This is an aide-memoir about Kore-eda wonderful film. I have to wait until a DVD is made available so I can relish again with more focus on the old married couple and their mixed feelings about their children and family … Continue reading →

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HANNAH (2018)

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

I missed seeing Hannah (2018) on the big screen. This film co-funded by Euroimages of the Council of Europe did not get a wide distribution in London but a friend alerted me.  She recommended the most depressing film about an … Continue reading →

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THE MOTHER (2003) revisited

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

Thoughts of P. Case member of the Ealing Over 60 Network. Pam could not stay for the discussion. She was not present when I had mentioned that some academics proposed that the film provoke our prior conceptions and values that … Continue reading →

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ETERNITY AND A DAY (1998)

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

There is a huge difference between my reactions to Eternity and a Day in my early 60s and now at 84. In 1998 Central Station was also released . At the time I focused my attentionon the representation of old … Continue reading →

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“Time Goes By” quote: Ronni Bennett on films

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

In the media hubbub surrounding the recent Academy Awards, I saw a headline announcing that movie producers are now embracing older actors and stories about old people. No, they are not – not unless their name is Judi Dench or … Continue reading →

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SWEET BEANS (2015)

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

I have been unable to attend the Brent U3A Film Group for a while but did manage it this month and saw Sweet Bean (2015). I had missed it at London Film Festival three years ago and looked forward to … Continue reading →

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Ali Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

Fear eats the soul at EON (1974) Attendance at the film session was 25 this month. Unfortunately my voice recorder failed me and I am unable to report objectively on  the very astute, lively, animated  contributions. All the aspects of … Continue reading →

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