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Kermode, French, Bradshaw and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
My daughter mentioned very casually that Mark Kermode, film critic, found The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ‘charming’, and that there had been some heated dissent from his listeners on Radio 5. As I suspected, this film, like all well-directed, well acted feel-good films, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ageism, best exotic marigold hotel, bradshaw, film critics, French, kermode, old people stereotypes, saga
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel As with Potiche and Something Gotta Give, I am at the moment desperately impatient and bored with this film. I cannot even bring myself to read the reviews, or consider it seriously. I just think it is … Continue reading
new blog on everyday ageism
I decided to separate my and my friends very personal experiences of ageism from my commentary on films. If you are interested check http://ageingageismdiary.wordpress.com
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Narayama, Dendera, The Lady Vanishes.
I met two women of our ‘Older Women in Film Group’ who had seen Ballad of Narayama and Dendera. Both had been horrified by the first film and disappointed by the second. It is in these circumstances that I wish … Continue reading
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Tagged Agewise., Dendera, heatwave, Hitchcock, Spy, The Balade of Narayama
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New address
I have just changed the blog address to http://www.oldwomaninfeaturefilms.wordpress.com Initially I thought that the blog on feature films and the older woman would attract people interested in the representation of old age in films. Unfortunately there has been an inordinate … Continue reading
My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)
The end of term U3A session at the Lexi. It is difficult to assess if the film was appreciated by all to the same degree. Those who contributed expressed delight and loved the film. There were some reservations about the … Continue reading
Another angry woman
Is this an epidemic? “Janet Briggs of Halesowen U3A rages against the cult of looking young”. In the Spring issue of U3A News, not noted for its feminism, a page article extols the attractiveness of old age. “Are we already … Continue reading
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Tagged Ageism, anger, looks, u3a, wrinkles
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Ageism and Anger
April 10th 2011 Before going back to Volver, my blog today deals with instances of ageism that I have mentioned occasionally but that I would like to put together. I took Morganroth Gullette’s Agewise to read while away on holiday. … Continue reading
Misrepresentation again
The full-page article in the Guardian of Saturday 19 March is headlined “Older women criticise ‘grotesque’ portrayal as cinema is accused of lazy stereotyping.” Since the Film Council Survey on diversity is not available on their website at the time … Continue reading
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Images of Old Women
24th October, At the exhilarating “Feminism in London Conference”, there was a workshop called “Old Feminists/Young Feminists: getting to know each other”. I pasted on the wall over 20 postcard pictures of old women and passed round a folder of … Continue reading
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LEXI Autumn Season and “Look at Me”
21st September 2010 After a long summer recess we are back at the Lexi for the new U3A academic year. It is wonderful that the cinema is hosting us again and that we are given the freedom of programming our … Continue reading
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CLOUD 9 ( 2008)
June 3rd 2010 What are the factors that affect the reception of films? The literature on the subject is sparse. Stuart Hall’s model of dominant, negotiated and oppositional decoding of texts has often explained my personal reactions. Being aware of … Continue reading
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Mid August Lunch
December 14th, 2009 Mid August Lunch is out on DVD and I am nervous writing about it. The film has been highly praised by reviewers and has obtained a few awards, in particular the Satyajit Ray Award at the London … Continue reading
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Tagged drink, food, group of old women, heatwave, sons and mothers
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Old Age and Feature Films 
Iris and cultural ageism
A while ago the film Iris (2001) provoked an animated discussion in our Older Women in Films Group. Some women thought that the account of Iris Murdoch Alzheimer’s disease was very well treated and the fact that she was a … Continue reading →