Tag Archives: death

DEPARTURES (2008)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by rinaross

SEE ALSO UNDER ‘RESOURCES’ FOR FILM GROUP COMMENTS It always surprises me how a film is dismissed when people rely on their favourite reviewer’s opinions based on one viewing. Departures won the 2009 Oscar for best foreign film. Few of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged absent father, corpse, death, death rituals, encoffinment, grandfather, grandmother, grief, Japan, mother, oscars, rebellious youth, unclean | Leave a comment

AMOUR – QUESTIONS

Posted on April 1, 2013 by rinaross

ALSO SEE UNDER FILM GROUP PAGE THE RESPONSES OF THE FILM GROUP Two people have said to me: your blog is about the representation of old women and yet you do not address this in the one about Amour. This is true. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged Ageing, Ageism, carer, caring, co- housing, daughter, death, family, film reception, Haneke, looks, old woman, oscars, representation old woman | Leave a comment

AMOUR – A PERSONAL VIEW

Posted on March 26, 2013 by rinaross

At long last Amour. I was waiting for our film group to meet before writing about this amazing film. Being interested in how viewers receive a film and what is on-screen I found that above all other films Amour demands … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged amour, anger, carer, caring, dead body, death, euthanasia, funeral, group of old women, Haneke, long takes, paralysis, physical disability | 1 Comment

BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (1958) and AGEWISE

Posted on February 14, 2013 by rinaross

I was rereading chapter 1 of Margaret Morganroth Gullette’s book AGEWISE : The Eskimo On the Ice Floe. At the back of my mind lurked vague thoughts about a film group. I decided to revisit The Ballad of Narayama which has the same theme as the Eskimo … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged abandonment, Ageing, Ageism, Agewise., caring, death, folk myth, Gullette, Imamura, intergeneration, Kinoshita, mother and son, obasute, old woman, otherness, ritual | Leave a comment

Ageing and Film Guide, Older Women in Film Group

Posted on January 23, 2013 by rinaross

I am taking the plunge and starting work on my ‘Women, Ageing and Films Guide’. I have an extended knowledge of the filmography and have led enough workshops about the subject to have material to share. This is a long-term … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Conferences and comments | Tagged Ageing, amour, death, film guide, film reception, friendship, women's group | 6 Comments

DEPARTURES (2008) and Death, Dying and Disposal Conference

Posted on December 23, 2012 by rinaross

I did not think I would blog before January but at the end of the year a coincidence compels me to put down in writing some interesting observations. Yesterday as a respite from Xmas preparations we settled down to view … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged death, death dying and disposal conference, departures, encoffinment, japanese film, Older Feminist Network, oscars, What is the significance of the gender imbalance in the dead people and has anybody commented on it? | 3 Comments

TALL DARK STRANGER

Posted on July 14, 2012 by rinaross

The last film of the U3A in Brent at the Lexi for this academic year was Woody Allen’s You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. The audience showed interest but no one declared that they liked the film: “True to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism | Tagged A tall dark stranger, Ageism, death, mother daughter relationship, mother-in-law /son-in-law, supernatural, Woody Allen | 2 Comments

SOME THOUGHTS ON THE SILVERING SCREEN (part 1)

Posted on May 28, 2012 by rinaross

It is only on holiday that I can engage in serious reading. This time I struggled with Sally Chivers’ Silvering Screen. I only managed to read the Introduction and the First Chapter and therefore I am not entitled to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism, Conferences and comments | Tagged Ageism, death, intergeneration, old woman, oldwoman/teenager, Pather Panchali, Sally Chivers, silvering screen | 2 Comments

Late Bloomers (2011)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by rinaross

Oh dear. What can I say? Another film that is likely to divide audiences. But in this case as opposed to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which is a well-directed and structured film with great performances I will express what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged care home, death, fear of ageing, grandmother, intergeneration, marital conflict, marital reconciliationo, separation | 5 Comments

Pather Panchali : Witch or Grandmother

Posted on March 1, 2012 by rinaross

Because of a mix up in dates by the cinema, the U3A audience at the Lexi was small but very appreciative. I had forgotten how woman-centered was Pather Panchali and remembered only the visual and music emotional impact it made … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged aunt/niece relationship, death, family, grandmother, intergeneration, mother, mother/daughter, old aunt, old woman, representation old woman | 1 Comment

The Tree of Life

Posted on August 7, 2011 by rinaross

It is not fair to comment on a complex film generally without studying it in detail but I feel compelled to write about Malick’s The Tree of Life. The film evoked in me deep emotions but also deep alienation. One … Continue reading →

Tagged death, family, grief, loss, mother, sons and mothers | Leave a comment

Harold and Maude

Posted on May 7, 2011 by rinaross

The beginning of the Easter holidays and only 8 people turned up for the screening of Harold and Maude. The intimate atmosphere made contributions easier to make and all but one person talked. All but one had seen the film before … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged Ageism, anticonformism, death, friendship, intergeneration, oldwoman/teenager, teenager | Leave a comment

Volver : women’s lives and deaths

Posted on April 24, 2011 by rinaross

The U3A screening at the Lexi in March was Almodovar’s Volver. The audience, as usual composed of a majority of women, greatly appreciated the film. This was expressed by lively contributions by many of them. There were general comments: idealisation … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged caring, daughter, death, food, grandmother, group of old women, intergeneration, mother, old woman, supernatural | 3 Comments

Old couple

Posted on April 1, 2011 by rinaross

I do not usually comment on films that I have seen only once. I know full well that the immediate response to a film is very subjective and comments are often too biased by ideology and life experience to have any general … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing | Tagged death, mother/daughter, separation, supernatural | Leave a comment

Alexandra part 3

Posted on February 13, 2010 by rinaross

February 13th, Before coming back to Alexandra I would like to consider the specifity and generality of the film. There are some elements that are not understandable unless one knows some details of the Chechnya war. Thus the behaviour of … Continue reading →

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Pauline and Paulette

Posted on November 16, 2009 by rinaross

November 16th 2009 Pauline and Paulette The film shown at the Lexi at the October U3A film group meeting was Pauline and Paulette (2001). The session was well attended. Although the film is simple and gentle it provoked in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing | Tagged caring, death, mental disability, siblings | 1 Comment