Tag Archives: image

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.  

Posted in Ageing, classic, documentary, intergenerational relationships | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pather Panchali in Ealing

Posted on February 6, 2018 by rinaross

18 enthusiastic people attended the fifth film session of the Ealing Oldies Network (EON): Pather Panchali (1955). The post viewing session was very lively and everybody participated and shared feelings and thoughts. (Notes not available). What was remarkable for me … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, ageing couple, audience responses, classic film, family, FILM RECEPTION, grief, motherhood | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Grief and Guilt -The Straight Story and Manchester by the Sea

Posted on March 27, 2017 by rinaross

Again a brief post that does not deal with the representation of old women in feature films but since I wrote about The Straight Story (1999) 5 years ago  I will consider Manchester by the Sea (2016). I find I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis, grief, guilt | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PAULINE AND PAULETTE (2001) film group responses

Posted on October 1, 2016 by rinaross

The Brent U3A film group looking at the representation of old women met again for the first session of the academic year. I was sad to note that there were no members of the original group alive anymore. But I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, care, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

BELIEVE ME THE IMAGE IS MORE THAN IT APPEARS. (Ovid-Heroids)

Posted on June 22, 2013 by rinaross

I was chuffed last week when I was asked to take part in a project about the representation of old women.  The researcher was not the usual young academic looking at old women from an ‘objective’ point of view, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Analysis | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment