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BABOUSSIA (2003) self sacrificing great grandmother

Posted on January 27, 2015 by rinaross

I have used italics for film quotes and bold italics for director’s quotes mainly from http://www.kinoglaz.fr/u_fiche_film.php?num=60 in French or the extras from the DVD. I have used the spelling of Baboussia used on the DVD cover but there are different … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged Ageing, carer, caring, daughter, director's comment, family, family and war, grandmother, great-granddaughter, grief, intergeneration, mother, mother/daughter, passive old woman, representation old woman, rural/urban, Russia, self sacrificing old woman | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis | Tagged A question of silence, Ageing, anger, british comedies, daughter, death, disability, extended family, family, feminism, friendship, Gorris, grandmother, great-granddaughter, grief, old woman, utopia, violence, war | 1 Comment

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BABOUSSIA (2003) self sacrificing great grandmother

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