Tag Archives: flashbacks

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

TELL ME A RIDDLE (1980)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by rinaross

10 years ago I put aside, to watch later, the newly released Tell me a Riddle (1980) dvd. I just found it lost amongst some books. I could not resist letting go the boring Xmas preparations and taking a peep … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, ageing couple, critics | Tagged actors, ageing couple, body, family, feminism, flashbacks, history, image, nighmares, photos, political engagement, reviews | Leave a comment

45 YEARS : no agreement (2015)

Posted on September 20, 2015 by rinaross

So many people asked me what I thought of 45 years that I decided to put down some notes about reviews and discussions with friends, before I actually analyse the films in all its complexities. The following is not a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing | Tagged flashbacks, long term relationship, memories, the past, wedding anniversary | 2 Comments

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

Tag Archives: flashbacks

ETERNITY AND A DAY (1998)

TELL ME A RIDDLE (1980)

45 YEARS : no agreement (2015)

Innocence (2000)

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