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FACES PLACES (VISAGES VILLAGES) (2017)

Posted on September 24, 2018 by rinaross

If you are interested in old age and cinema do not miss  Agnes Varda and JR film released this week in London. Any comments from my part would be superfluous. The film speaks for itself.  

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AQUARIUS (2016)

Posted on October 22, 2017 by rinaross

  A film that has probably one of the most fascinating, strong and magnetic female characters in cinema in recent years. Lucía Ros Serra Espinof At the age of 82 I have lived 53 years in our house. The tearoom, … Continue reading →

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MARVIN’S ROOM (1996): Love and Care

Posted on July 13, 2017 by rinaross

It is the end of the U3A summer term for the U3A Old Women in Film Group. I had put aside, to consider later, Marvin’s Room (1996) Screenplay by Scott McPherson (1959-1992), based on his own play. With : Diane Keaton … Continue reading →

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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 →

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London Film Festival 2015

Posted on October 17, 2015 by rinaross

I saw two films featuring an old woman at the Festival this year: Grandma (2015 ) ticked all the boxes :  Lily Tomlin,  lesbian relationship,  angry grandmother, women’s liberation, the 70s, odd characters,  good granddaughter/grandmother relationship , difficult one with daughter, teenager … Continue reading →

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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 →

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