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AMOUR – QUESTIONS
ALSO SEE UNDER FILM GROUP PAGE THE RESPONSES OF THE FILM GROUP Two people have said to me: your blog is about the representation of old women and yet you do not address this in the one about Amour. This is true. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ageing, Ageism, carer, caring, co- housing, daughter, death, family, film reception, Haneke, looks, old woman, oscars, representation old woman
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AMOUR – A PERSONAL VIEW
At long last Amour. I was waiting for our film group to meet before writing about this amazing film. Being interested in how viewers receive a film and what is on-screen I found that above all other films Amour demands … Continue reading
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Tagged amour, anger, carer, caring, dead body, death, euthanasia, funeral, group of old women, Haneke, long takes, paralysis, physical disability
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Haneke’s Amour
I have delayed writing about Amour. Of all the films I have ever seen Amour is the one that has touched me the deepest in my intimate world. I have in the last few years witnessed the slow physical and mental decline and … Continue reading
Posted in Ageing
Tagged Ageing, amour, carer, caring, Haneke, mental disability, separation
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Old Age and Feature Films 
LUMINATE FESTIVAL AND JANE GRANT’S PRESENTATION
Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival ran for its second year this October. Events took place in almost every region, even the Outer Hebrides, and included exhibitions, films, and live performances (music, poetry, dance and theatre). There were also discussions, debates, … Continue reading →