Tag Archives: documentary

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 →

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Camera Obscura (2008) or what happens next?

Posted on January 31, 2016 by rinaross

Camera Obscura (2008) is an Argentinian film directed by Maria Victoria Menis. It is not about an old woman but I thought that this unknown film is well worth watching and studying for its multimedia form, its outdoor lyrical shots, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, FILM RECEPTION, motherhood | Tagged ambiguous endings, beauty, daughter, documentary, family, family photos, film reception, intergeneration, jewish film, jews and Argentinian gauchos, mirror scene, mother, mother/daughter, motherhood, multi media film, open endings, photos, surrealism, the gaze, ugliness, war | Leave a comment

IRIS – THE FACE BEHIND THE MASK

Posted on August 17, 2015 by rinaross

I have no special penchant for documentaries, but I was persuaded by the critics to see Iris (2015) at the NFT (National Film Theatre). It was shown at the Studio screen, where, if short of stature, your viewing is obscured by … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, documentary | Tagged advanced style, Ageing, Apfel, consumerism, costume jewellery, couture, documentary, fabulous fashionistas, fashion, frailty, looks, Maysles, media, pain and old age, possesions, representation old woman | 2 Comments

SINCE OTAR LEFT… (2003) or Women’s Lives.

Posted on November 17, 2014 by rinaross

“Pour moi qui suis issue d’un univers familial plutôt matriarcal, je pouvais y mettre beaucoup de ma propre vie, parler des rapports mère-filles qui m’ont structuré ou destructuré…” What made me choose this film for our October film group session? … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged daughter, documentary, family, family secrets, film reception, grandmother, grief, intergeneration, lies, mother, mother and son, mother/daughter, old woman, old women coping with loss, representation old woman, secrets, separation | 1 Comment

MUM AND ME – SUE BOURNE TV DOCUMENTARY

Posted on October 26, 2014 by rinaross

When I started my blog on the representation of old women I needed to limit my field of research. I decided to exclude animation, because I am not very versed in the genre, and documentaries because the area might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, documentary | Tagged Ageing, Alzheimer's, care home, carer, changing relationships, daughter, dementia, documentaries, documentary, grandmother, intergeneration, mother, mother/daughter, oldwoman/teenager, relationship, Sue Bourne, teenager | 1 Comment

MAMADRAMA (2001) The Jewish Mother Stereotype

Posted on October 15, 2014 by rinaross

http://www.jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/mamadrama.html This will be a very personal view of the documentary Mamadrama: The Jewish Mother in Cinema.(2001). When I arrived from the Middle East and settled in London I was puzzled by the expression “She is such a Jewish Mother”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism, documentary | Tagged Ageing, Ageism, daughter, documentary, family, grotesque old woman in film, intergeneration, mother and son, mother/daughter, sons and mothers | 1 Comment

ADVANCED STYLE (2014): not a work of art.

Posted on May 13, 2014 by rinaross

Oh dear! what can I say ? In my last post I quoted Bazin about reviews: “Let us say that the ideal would be to be able to help efficiently those we like and to have little influence on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism, Conferences and comments | Tagged advanced style, Ageing, Ageism, broadsheets, clothes, documentary, fashion, looks, media, old women invisibility, reviews | 3 Comments

FABULOUS FASHIONISTAS

Posted on February 7, 2014 by rinaross

Although my blog is about old women and feature films, I will consider a television documentary broadcast on September 17th 2013 on Channel 4. I think it is a very important programme in the field of representation of old women. … Continue reading →

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FACT AND FICTION – BEVERLY AND KIMBERLY – THE IMPOSTER AND THE CHAMELEON

Posted on September 28, 2012 by rinaross

I was curious to see how the mother is portrayed in The Chameleon (2010) based on Christopher d’Antonio Bourdin’s authorized biography. The film’s genre, is classified in IMDB as biography, drama, thriller. The title sequences state ‘Based on a True … Continue reading →

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The Imposter and the Mother between Grief and Guilt

Posted on September 23, 2012 by rinaross

The Imposter elicits amazement at the story and praise at the way the director tells the story. At the heart of this dramatised documentary is the incredible fact that a mother and sister are fooled into accepting a serial imposter … Continue reading →

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