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Volver : women’s lives and deaths
The U3A screening at the Lexi in March was Almodovar’s Volver. The audience, as usual composed of a majority of women, greatly appreciated the film. This was expressed by lively contributions by many of them. There were general comments: idealisation … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, daughter, death, food, grandmother, group of old women, intergeneration, mother, old woman, supernatural
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Central Station (1998)
This month’s film at the Lexi was Walter Salles’s Central Station. The audience loved it. Contributions were very interesting and became more challenging after I proposed that it was a very male film. In my quest to find films where … Continue reading
Alexandra part 3
February 13th, Before coming back to Alexandra I would like to consider the specifity and generality of the film. There are some elements that are not understandable unless one knows some details of the Chechnya war. Thus the behaviour of … Continue reading
Since Otar Left
November 1st. 2009 Supported by Film London, the Phoenix cinema in East Finchley started a series of monthly events consisting of a matinee screening of a film featuring an older woman, followed by a panel talk and a discussion. The … Continue reading
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Tagged daughter, granddaughter, grandmother, intergeneration, mother, old woman
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Old Age and Feature Films 