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LOVE AND DEMENTIA
On 31 Jan 2021, at 17:49, Rina Rosselson <rinaross@mac.com> wrote: Why is it that the film Amour is often quoted in reviews of Still Mine? And do all stories with old couples fall into the same genre? Isn’t Still Mine also a film about dementia? … Continue reading
Posted in Ageing, ageing couple, alzheimer, care, care homes, carers, dementia, documentary, Film Analysis
Tagged dementia, family, hospitalisation, love, memory loss, old couple
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EPILOGUE (HAYUTA VE BERL) 2012
March 1st. 2020 I was looking for a film to present to our Secular Jewish group and I suddenly thought of EPILOGUE dir: Amir Manor shown at the BFI festival in 2012 that had impressed me. Amour and Quartet also … Continue reading
Posted in Ageing, ageing couple, Ageism, critics, FILM RECEPTION, israel, marital disagreement
Tagged father son, israel, marital conflict, marital relationship, old couple, old people poverty, racism, suicide
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HANNAH (2018)
I missed seeing Hannah (2018) on the big screen. This film co-funded by Euroimages of the Council of Europe did not get a wide distribution in London but a friend alerted me. She recommended the most depressing film about an … Continue reading
Hope Springs: Instruction video
My motivation for studying films when I retired was my fascination with the difference of opinions and the heated debates about certain films I experienced during my compulsive film going teens. Now, after 57 years of seeing films, reading reviews … Continue reading
Posted in Ageing, Ageism
Tagged Ageing, comedies, counselling, hope springs, late bloomers, Meryl Streep, old couple, old feminist, sex therapy
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