Category Archives: audience responses

23 WALKS (2020)

Posted on February 27, 2021 by rinaross

How I miss my older-women-in film groups. Both the Brent U3A one and the Ealing Oldies Network group. Both groups were very well attended (no fewer than 8 in bad weather and up to 40 people per session) by older … Continue reading →

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OLD AGE AND CARE : Amour, Chronic, A Woman’s Tale

Posted on December 28, 2020 by rinaross

Autoethnography Isolated from family and friends under tier 4, unable to research with any enthusiasm I have decided to end the writing of 2020.But first I must come back to my blog of December 19th, where I touched on an … Continue reading →

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COUPLE RELATIONSHIP IN AMOUR

Posted on November 2, 2020 by rinaross

There are two big films about old couples in my list of blogs : Amour and Iris. I did not think that Iris was entirely fiction and I did not include it in my studies. However I mentioned it because … Continue reading →

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QUARTET (2012)

Posted on January 29, 2020 by rinaross

It was a pleasure to meet again with EON members (Ealing Over 60 Network) to watch a film together. I chose Quartet (2012) for this session. There were 21 people. As usual male presence was of 3 only. Personally I … Continue reading →

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ETERNITY AND A DAY (1998)

Posted on April 7, 2019 by rinaross

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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Ali Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by rinaross

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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EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (1994) at EON

Posted on November 10, 2018 by rinaross

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) at EON I mentioned in this blog that I would not concentrate any more on the representation of old women in films but widen my interest and abandon the time-consuming film analysis approach. After … Continue reading →

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THE WIFE (2017)

Posted on October 27, 2018 by rinaross

I saw The Wife on the big screen with my partner and a friend (male) the three of us over 80 years old. It was remarkable that the three of us had to say something immediately at the end, even … Continue reading →

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THE CLOCK (Christian Marclay) Tate Modern.

Posted on October 20, 2018 by rinaross

I have always argued that using film clips to support an argument is not acceptable to me as I think that a clip outside the context of the whole film may have different, even contradictory meanings. What can 24 hours … Continue reading →

Posted in audience responses, film clips, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged 24 hours films, Christian Marclay, clips, fiction, the clock, the TAte, time | 1 Comment

CINEMAS, FILMS AND AGEING

Posted on October 18, 2018 by rinaross

Cinema, Films and Ageing. I have been running old women film groups for the last twenty years and blogging about the representation of the old woman in feature films for the last ten years. My relationship with cinemas, film, film … Continue reading →

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HOTEL SALVATION (2016) at EON

Posted on September 9, 2018 by rinaross

18 members present 15 stayed for the discussion The discussion was extremely interesting, nearly unanimous in praising the film. Only two people were very critical. One objected to the way the old man manipulated his son, the other was very … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Caldicot’s Cabbage War (2002)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by rinaross

Before I write about the EON (Ealing Over 60 network) film session Mrs. Caldicot’s Cabbage War I would like to quote again the most outrageously sexist/ageist example in journalism that I have encountered in my extensive reading about films. … Continue reading →

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SUMMER REFLECTIONS on films featuring old women.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by rinaross

Too hot to think clearly. Too hot to sit for a long time looking at the screen. Too hot to remember the times spent talking about ageing and films. The laughs and heated discussions. My friends long departed. Is … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism, audience responses, critics, death, Film Analysis, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged Ageism, All About Eve, media, Old women in films, Pather Panchali, reviews, Volver | 4 Comments

VOLVER (2006) Ealing Oldies Network

Posted on February 25, 2018 by rinaross

Full house again at the EON : 14 women, 4 men for Volver A very dense and complex discussion difficult to convey due to the variety of themes summarised here. Two women had seen the film before. Two immediate … Continue reading →

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Note of comments ‘Pather Panchali’ – Ealing Oldies Network (EON) 22 Jan 2018

Posted on February 13, 2018 by rinaross

About twenty attended. One, who had seen it before, found the film engaged her in the same way as when she’d first seen it. Comments, as main themes, were: Much more than a story: the forest, nature, land, water/the well, … Continue reading →

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Pather Panchali in Ealing

Posted on February 6, 2018 by rinaross

18 enthusiastic people attended the fifth film session of the Ealing Oldies Network (EON): Pather Panchali (1955). The post viewing session was very lively and everybody participated and shared feelings and thoughts. (Notes not available). What was remarkable for me … Continue reading →

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AQUARIUS (2016) partial analysis

Posted on November 25, 2017 by rinaross

In The Greater London Pensioner Association newsletter (October 2017) Judith Olley writes about the Representation of Older People on Film. It is refreshing to read about films from an older person’s viewpoint and I picked up two films that I … Continue reading →

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PAULINE AND PAULETTE (2001)

Posted on November 21, 2017 by rinaross

Third film at the Ealing Oldies Network. The 18 people present were enthusiastic. They appreciated the film and the exchange of views at the end was very lively and informed. It was evident that a few had some experience in … Continue reading →

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AQUARIUS (2016)

Posted on October 22, 2017 by rinaross

A film that has probably one of the most fascinating, strong and magnetic female characters in cinema in recent years. Lucía Ros Serra Espinof At the age of 82 I have lived 53 years in our house. The tearoom, … Continue reading →

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MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937)

Posted on October 18, 2017 by rinaross

It is a pleasure to present a classic film to a group of friends who take the responsibility of all arrangements for the viewing and documentation.. Of the 15 old people present none knew Make Way for Tomorrow but two … Continue reading →

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