Category Archives: death

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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Death of Wife: Tokyo Story.

Posted on August 24, 2020 by rinaross

“Critics have frequently observed that Ozu Yasujiro’s Tokyo monogatari (Tokyo Story, 1953) was inspired by Leo McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). David Bordwell sees Ozu as “recasting” the American film – borrowing from it, adapting it – and briefly … Continue reading →

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Shoplifters (2018) – Palme d’Or Cannes – Director Kore-eda

Posted on December 31, 2019 by rinaross

I did not grasp all the richness of this film on my first viewing in the cinema. As a rule I make a point of not reading the reviews or synopsis before seeing a film. What struck me in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, care, death, family, Film Analysis, food, grief, intergenerational relationships, love, motherhood, outsiders, sisters, three generations of women, tolerance, women's friendships | Tagged family, grandmother-daughter relationships, japanese film, Kore-eda | 1 Comment

THE FAREWELL ( 2019)

Posted on October 7, 2019 by rinaross

The Farewell Of all the films featuring an old woman that I have seen and written about none has coincided with my experiences as much as this film. I saw it in my local cinema on a Saturday at 18h … Continue reading →

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POETRY (2010) -2-

Posted on August 13, 2019 by rinaross

Recently, a friend recommended Lucy Bolton’s chapter The Intertextual Stardom of Iris: Winslet, Dench, Murdoch, and Alzheimer’s Disease,Feminisms: Diversity, Difference and Multiplicity in Contemporary Film Cultures (2015). This took me years back before I started my blog. Coming back to … 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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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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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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HOTEL SALVATION (2016)

Posted on August 20, 2018 by rinaross

This is not about the representation of an old woman in films but my personal – as an old woman – take on Hotel Salvation. I fail to see why this film has been so praised by influential reviewers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism, care, death, fable, family, FILM RECEPTION, grief | Tagged after life, arranged marriage, Ballad of Narayama, cremation, death, family, father/son relationships, Hindu beliefs, humour, scooter, The Gange, varanasi | Leave a comment

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

AFTER LIFE (1998) Life review

Posted on May 9, 2018 by rinaross

When I started blogging about films and older women in 1999 I was determined to be as thorough in my research and detailed about my analyses in order to be considered more than an amateur reviewer. At the age of … Continue reading →

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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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