Tag Archives: father/son relationships

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

STILL WALKING (2008)

Posted on August 20, 2019 by rinaross

Still Walking (2008) As with some family reunions, my second viewing of Still Walking was quite painful. I saw it at home with a cousin with whom I had shared family reunions in my youth. Her general comment was: there … Continue reading →

Posted in ageing couple, Ageism, Conferences and comments, family, food, grief | Tagged adopted child, class snobishness., family conflicts, father/son relationships, food, grandfather, grandmother, grief, mother daughter relationship, prejudices, unresolved grief | Leave a comment

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

Tag Archives: father/son relationships

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