Tag Archives: death

AFTER THE STORM (2016)

Posted on November 13, 2019 by rinaross

AFTER THE STORM ( 2016) Warm and equal relationships between old woman and adult daughter are very rare in the films I have written about. Kore Eda in Still Walking (2008) portrays mother and daughter conversing and cooking together but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing | Tagged brother/sister relationship, colleagues relationships, death, divorce, father/son relationships, gambling, japanese film, marital relationship, private detertive, storm | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Ageing, audience responses, classic, classic film, death, family, Film Analysis, FILM RECEPTION, grief, love, outsiders | Tagged Angelopoulos, bus, childhood, couple, death, dementia, exile, family home, flashbacks, introspections, last days, love, memories, mother, poems, poet, refugee children, refugees, sea and drowning, selling of children, the sea, time frame in films | Leave a comment

Finding Your Feet (2018)

Posted on January 27, 2019 by rinaross

Two films about old people attracted my attention this week: Finding Your Feet (2018) and Eternity And A Day (1998). I had seen the latter 19-20 years ago but I only remembered the two characters : an old man and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, family, FILM RECEPTION, love, sisters, women's friendships | Tagged (Imelda Staunton, actors, affair, Ageing, ageing sisters, Ageism, british comedies, Celia Imrie, David Hayman, death, family, film reception, Joanna Lumley, lifestyle, marriage break up, old people dancing, reviews, Timothy Spall | Leave a comment

EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (1994) film genres…

Posted on November 20, 2018 by rinaross

My Father was the centre of the family, and everybody tried to please him. My Mother loves me and everything goes well. I have no conflict whith her, so that’s not dramatic. Ang Lee Why was I not offended by … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ang Lee, classic film, fable, food, grief, love, melodrama, three generations of women, women's friendships | Tagged Ageing, Ageism, daughter, death, family, father/daughter relationships, film reception, FOOD CHINESE, grandmother, grief, grotesque old woman in film, humour, intergeneration, old woman, representation old woman, students and teacher | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Ageing, ageing couple, audience responses, critics, family, Film Analysis, FILM RECEPTION, melodrama | Tagged comedy, death, family, film interpretation, Glenn Close, housewife, humour, husband/wife relationship, kermode, melodrama, music, nobel prize, Peter Bradshaw, reviews, strong woman, Stuart Hall, writers | 3 Comments

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

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 →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism, death, family, Film Analysis, film making, grief, guilt, love | Tagged death, family, history, interviews, Kore-eda, life, life review, love, memories, photos, reviews, women | Leave a comment

A Korean film at the London Film Festival

Posted on October 9, 2016 by rinaross

This is just a signpost for the Korean film The Bachus Lady (2016) directed by E J-yong and featuring Youn Yuh-jung (aged 69) . I managed to catch it at the ICA the first day of the London Film Festival. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing | Tagged Ageing, assisted death, assisted suicide], death, intergeneration | Leave a comment

FEMINISM, AGEING, AND FILMS

Posted on August 31, 2016 by rinaross

It is bizarre at the age of 81 to have a feeling of deja vu about the experience of seeing a film. And this is the only way I can explain my profound distaste of Chronic. I have tried to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, care | Tagged Ageing, assisted suicide], carer, caring, death, end of life care, family, feminism, grief, incontinence, old woman, voyeuristic style | Leave a comment

CHRONIC (2015) : ambiguities and control.

Posted on August 23, 2016 by rinaross

I must come back to Chronic. A friend mentioned to me another film directed by Franco: After Lucia. I viewed it immediately and the experience urged me to revisit Chronic and analyse it. I found that the two films … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged ambiguities, assisted death, assisted suicide], carer, caring, daughter, death, disability, film genre, film reception, grief, incontinence, long takes, palliative care, point of view, sexual harassment, story and plot, subjective point of view, vomiting | Leave a comment

Chronic: palliative care or a man’s portrait?

Posted on July 29, 2016 by rinaross

Holidays. Time to reflect on some questions I asked myself after a few viewings. In my post about Wrinkles I wrote: “But one cannot help being intrigued by the predominantly male atmosphere of the film when it is common knowledge that … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, animation, critics | Tagged Ageing, Ageism, amour, assisted suicide], carer, caring, death, end of life care, family, film reception, intergeneration, intimate care, Naked bodies, palliative care, sexual abuse by carer | 3 Comments

A WOMAN’S TALE : an overview

Posted on July 25, 2016 by rinaross

I have written about Paul Cox’s Innocence (2000) three years ago but I have wanted to consider this great director’s A Woman’s Tale ( 1991) for a very long time. In June this year Paul Cox died at the age … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged Ageing, carer, caring, death, dying, dying at home, friendship, loneliness, metaphors, mother, mother and son, old man, old woman, Paul Cox, social contacts, terminal cancer, war trauma | 2 Comments

CHRONIC (2015)

Posted on March 11, 2016 by rinaross

This is not about the representation of old women in feature films but about the questions I ask myself – a woman aged 81 – in response to Chronic. My first reaction was ” yet another male carer! Why?” When … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing | Tagged Ageing, amour, assisted suicide], carer, chronic, death, documentary, dying at home, end of life caring, family carer, film reception, Franco, grandmother, male carer | Leave a comment

The Whales of August 3 .

Posted on March 5, 2016 by rinaross

My 4th viewing with a group. Only one of the 7 women present had seen the film before and her comment was very interesting. The first time was at the BFI/U3A study day event 10 years ago. I found it … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged Ageing, Bette Davis, blindness, death, film reception, friendship, grief, Lillian Gish, Lindsay Anderson, memories, representation old woman, sisters, white hair | 1 Comment

Ballad of Narayama (1958)

Posted on February 8, 2016 by rinaross

I had written about this film exactly three years ago and seeing it again proved to be as fascinating. I had shown it to the film group of the time but did not record responses. The membership of the film group … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing | Tagged Ageing, assisted suicide], daughter-in-law, death, family, film reception, grandmother, grief, intergeneration, japanese film, looks, mother, mother and son, narayama, old woman, representation old woman, sons and mothers | Leave a comment

LA VIEILLE FEMME INDIGNE (1965)

Posted on December 23, 2015 by rinaross

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are. Bertolt Brecht. When I decided to look at the representation of the old woman in films for my MA in 1997 I thought I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged age and society, Ageing, Ageism, Allio, Bertolt Brecht, change, death, family, friendship, grandmother, grief, housewife, intergeneration, mother and son, motherhood, old woman, realism, representation old woman, sons and mothers, widow, wrinkles | Leave a comment

PORA UMIERAĆ (2007)

Posted on November 21, 2015 by rinaross

My young friend brought me back from Poland a dvd of Pora umierać (time to die 2007 english subtitles.). I checked online and notice that there are still some copies available but I imagine not for long. Get one before it disappears … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing | Tagged black and white film, BŁAZEJ HRAPKOWICZ, cinematography, death, granddaughter, grandmother, intergeneration, Legacy, mother and son, music school, old woman /young boy, old woman and pet dog, old woman swing, polish film | 6 Comments

Went The Day Well ? (1942)

Posted on November 13, 2015 by rinaross

For the film group this month I chose Went The Day Well? I had seen the film, probably at the NFT, a long time ago. At the time I had just started to research the subject. The film impressed me because … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged Ageism, BFI classics, Cavalcanti, community, death, Ealing studios, killing, little girl protesting, old woman, Penelope Houston, war film, women and war, women killing in war | Leave a comment

Mia Madre (2015)

Posted on November 1, 2015 by rinaross

I saw Nanni Moretti’s film in a tiny cinema and thought it deserved much better exposure. The film is subtle, gentle and deep. It is impossible not to think that it is the product of the director’s personal experience. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing | Tagged Ageing, amour, death, fiction, film director, grandmother, real life | Leave a comment

THE WINTER GUEST (film reception)

Posted on June 16, 2015 by rinaross

Ever since I compared film critics’ and a group of older women’s views of Le Chat* I have been interested in the way people react to films. Why are some elements of the film not perceived, or registered and what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism, Film Analysis, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged Ageing, Ageism, death, film reception, friendship, grief, grotesque old woman in film, intergeneration, mirror neurons and film, mother/daughter, representation old woman | 2 Comments

THE WINTER GUEST: PHYLLIDA LAW AND EMMA THOMPSON. On women friendships

Posted on May 23, 2015 by rinaross

In my previous post I noted that it might be rewarding to examine Mother Elspeth (Phyllida Law) and Daughter Frances’ (Emma Thompson) story in The Winter Guest. The task of tracing their narrative in this crazily edited puzzle was very … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged Ageing, anger, caring, daughter, death, editing, Emma Thompson, film reception, friendship, grief, jump cuts, mother, mother/daughter, Phyllida Law, script and cinematography, women friendships | Leave a comment

THE WINTER GUEST (1997) – FUNERALS.

Posted on April 28, 2015 by rinaross

At the age of 80 I find I am attending funerals quite often and at the last one it occurred to me how like a performance the rituals are.(see http://www.ageingageismdiary.wordpress.com). Funerals in films are very common. In thrillers, the detectives … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged Ageing, burial, cinematography, close ups, complex narrative structure, consciousness of mortality], cremation, death, friendship, frozen sea, funeral as performance, funerals, grief, jump cuts, mother, mourning, pan, perception in films, winter location | Leave a comment

ANTONIA’S LINE – Antidote to sexism.

Posted on April 7, 2014 by rinaross

For our film group this month I chose Antonia’s Line (1995). Why did I pick this film from my collection? Three reasons spring to mind. In a new book about ageing: Lynn Segal’s ‘Out of Time, the Pleasures and Perils of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged A question of silence, Ageing, anger, british comedies, daughter, death, disability, extended family, family, feminism, friendship, Gorris, grandmother, great-granddaughter, grief, old woman, utopia, violence, war | 1 Comment

SOUS LE SABLE (UNDER THE SAND)

Posted on March 20, 2014 by rinaross

A little while ago Under the Sand (2000) was considered for screening at an event on ageing. I had excluded it from my blog and film group list because Charlotte Rampling was 54 years old when Ozon shot this mystery … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism, Film Analysis | Tagged Ageing, Ageism, daughter-in-law, death, disappearance., grief, haptic frame, Haptic turn, loss, mother-in-law, Ozon, wrinkles | Leave a comment

Innocence (2000)

Posted on December 12, 2013 by rinaross

Innocence is a beautiful and complex film. Long before The Mother (2003) was hailed as a breakthrough in the cinematic representation of sexual desire in an older woman, and Cloud 9 (2006) widely given as an example of images of an old couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged affair, Ageing, death, desire, editing, falling in love, film style, flashbacks, husband/wife relationship, intergeneration, love, memories, metphores, mother, mother and son, motifs, representation old woman | Leave a comment

LUMINATE FESTIVAL AND JANE GRANT’S PRESENTATION

Posted on November 11, 2013 by rinaross

Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival ran for its second year this October. Events took place in almost every region, even the Outer Hebrides, and included exhibitions, films, and live performances (music, poetry, dance and theatre). There were also discussions, debates, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Conferences and comments | Tagged Ageing, Ageism, best exotic marigold hotel, death, film reception, Haneke, Luminate Festival, media, old woman, representation old woman, still doing it, wrinkles | Leave a comment

LE FILM PERMET DE LIBERER LA PAROLE DR. J.J. DEPASSIO

Posted on October 24, 2013 by rinaross

Films permit free conversations says Dr. Depassio. Dr. Jean-Jacques Depassio, geriatrician, works at the Hopital de Fourvière – Centre de Gérontology in Lyon. He is the organiser of the Lumière Blanche Intergenerational film Festival. I realised the first time I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Conferences and comments | Tagged A Simple Life, Ageing, Ageism, amour, best exotic marigold hotel, british comedies, care home, carer, carers, death, directors gaze on ageing, family, films and ageing, Gerontology, hospice, intergeneration, J.J Depassio, Lumiere Blanche, Quartet, representation disablement, representation old woman | Leave a comment

THE WHALES OF AUGUST (1987)

Posted on September 27, 2013 by rinaross

At the 2006 U3A/NFT Older Women in Films Study Day the focus film was The Whales of August. The film at the time was not available on DVD or Video but the film group had watched a copy from the TV. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged Ageing, blindness, braille reading, carer, caring, cataracts., death, disability, friendship, hearing aid., linear and circular time, lined faces, looks, low and high tides, moonshine, nature, representation old woman, sea, sisterhood, sisters, stroke, whales, white hair, wrinkles | 2 Comments

THE OLD WOMAN IN ‘MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW’ AND ‘TOKYO STORY’

Posted on August 24, 2013 by rinaross

The film group is on holiday so I can come back to my three years old project. This is to consider the old woman in two classic films with the same story. For there is no magic that will draw … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged Ageing, daughter, daughter-in-law, death, family, grandmother, intergeneration, make way for tomorrow, mother, mother and son, mother/daughter, old woman, oldwoman/teenager, representation old woman, separation, tokyo story | Leave a comment

THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS, STRANGERS IN GOOD COMPANY (1990)

Posted on July 1, 2013 by rinaross

Written in 2007 We usually analyze a film because it is intriguing. Indeed this film intrigued me. The first time I saw it I was dealing with a father deep in the nightmare of dementia and a mother immobilized by … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged Ageing, contemplation, cooperation, death, feminist approach, friendship, group of old women, group solidarity, serenity, time | 4 Comments