Tag Archives: memories

COUPLE SEPARATION

Posted on June 9, 2020 by rinaross

June. Already ten weeks in lockdown and the stress of the pandemic is starting to bite. Forced to change my activities and interests. My social life, film blog and film research neglected are replaced by housekeeping chores and occasional Zoom … Continue reading →

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

EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (1994) at EON

Posted on November 10, 2018 by rinaross

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) at EON I mentioned in this blog that I would not concentrate any more on the representation of old women in films but widen my interest and abandon the time-consuming film analysis approach. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, audience responses, death, family, FILM RECEPTION, food, intergenerational relationships, melodrama | Tagged Ageing, Ang Lee, carer, cooking, eating rituals, family, father daughters relationships, film reception, food, grandmother, grotesque old woman in film, humour, intergeneration, lifestyle, master chef, memories, widower | Leave a comment

THE STRAIGHT STORY at ‘EON’ AND EDIE

Posted on June 7, 2018 by rinaross

A full house again at the Ealing Oldies Network (EON). The Straight Story (1999) elicited an interesting exchange of views. It took some time to discover Lynch’s oblique way of exposing deep issues by visual means, discover Alvin’s back story, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, family | Tagged Ageing, David Lynch, determination, family, memories, mend the past, Sheila Hancock, wrinkles | Leave a comment

AFTER LIFE (1998) Life review

Posted on May 9, 2018 by rinaross

When I started blogging about films and older women in 1999 I was determined to be as thorough in my research and detailed about my analyses in order to be considered more than an amateur reviewer. At the age of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Ageism, death, family, Film Analysis, film making, grief, guilt, love | Tagged death, family, history, interviews, Kore-eda, life, life review, love, memories, photos, reviews, women | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Ageing, audience responses, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged communication, corruption, family, feminism, film reviews, flowers, grandmother, harassment, housing, humour, interviews, lifestyle, memories, music, old woman, photos, reviews | Leave a comment

MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937)

Posted on October 18, 2017 by rinaross

It is a pleasure to present a classic film to a group of friends who take the responsibility of all arrangements for the viewing and documentation.. Of the 15 old people present none knew Make Way for Tomorrow but two … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, ageing couple, audience responses, classic film | Tagged audience responses, classic, couple separation, family, humour, kindness of strangers, Leo Carey, memories, Ozu | Leave a comment

The Whales of August 3 .

Posted on March 5, 2016 by rinaross

My 4th viewing with a group. Only one of the 7 women present had seen the film before and her comment was very interesting. The first time was at the BFI/U3A study day event 10 years ago. I found it … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged Ageing, Bette Davis, blindness, death, film reception, friendship, grief, Lillian Gish, Lindsay Anderson, memories, representation old woman, sisters, white hair | 1 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