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CINEMAS, FILMS AND AGEING

Posted on October 18, 2018 by rinaross

Cinema, Films and Ageing. I have been running old women film groups for the last twenty years and blogging about the representation of the old woman in feature films for the last ten years. My relationship with cinemas, film, film … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, audience responses, classic, family, food | Tagged Ang Lee, Buddhism, culture clash, family, film club, food, generation clash, humour, lifestyle, photos, Tai chi master | 1 Comment

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 Ageing, agnes varda, dockers, feel good, feminism, humour, image, JR, life, media, photography, photos, Rural france, vision problems, women | 1 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

TELL ME A RIDDLE (1980)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by rinaross

10 years ago I put aside, to watch later, the newly released Tell me a Riddle (1980) dvd. I just found it lost amongst some books. I could not resist letting go the boring Xmas preparations and taking a peep … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, ageing couple, critics | Tagged actors, ageing couple, body, family, feminism, flashbacks, history, image, nighmares, photos, political engagement, reviews | Leave a comment

AQUARIUS (2016) partial analysis

Posted on November 25, 2017 by rinaross

In The Greater London Pensioner Association newsletter (October 2017) Judith Olley writes about the Representation of Older People on Film. It is refreshing to read about films from an older person’s viewpoint and I picked up two films that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, audience responses, family, Film Analysis, FILM RECEPTION, motherhood, three generations of women | Tagged actors, Ageing, anger, beach, birthday, breast cancer, building, cancer, changing times, chemotherapy, corruption, daughter, family, friendship, group of old women, history, intergenerational relationship, laughing yoga, Long hair, maid, mastectomy, media, mother and son, mother/daughter, nephew, nepotism, orgy, photos, physical exercise, redevolpment, representation old woman, still doing it, termites invasion, tower blocks, vinyl records | Leave a comment

PAULINE AND PAULETTE (2001)

Posted on November 21, 2017 by rinaross

Third film at the Ealing Oldies Network. The 18 people present were enthusiastic. They appreciated the film and the exchange of views at the end was very lively and informed. It was evident that a few had some experience in … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, audience responses, care, FILM RECEPTION | Tagged actors, amateur dramatics, care, care home, carer, caring, communication, family, flowers, learning difficulties, mother/daughter, nature, photos, representation old woman, retirement, reviews, shop keeper, sisters, small village, women | 3 Comments

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

Camera Obscura (2008) or what happens next?

Posted on January 31, 2016 by rinaross

Camera Obscura (2008) is an Argentinian film directed by Maria Victoria Menis. It is not about an old woman but I thought that this unknown film is well worth watching and studying for its multimedia form, its outdoor lyrical shots, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, FILM RECEPTION, motherhood | Tagged ambiguous endings, beauty, daughter, documentary, family, family photos, film reception, intergeneration, jewish film, jews and Argentinian gauchos, mirror scene, mother, mother/daughter, motherhood, multi media film, open endings, photos, surrealism, the gaze, ugliness, war | Leave a comment

MIRROR MIRROR CONFERENCE

Posted on November 1, 2013 by rinaross

“The photo is never a mirror” Dr. Margaret Morganroth Gullette After I attended the Lumière Blanche Festival I explored with another member of the Film Group the possibilities of reaching and exposing young people to images of old women. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing, Conferences and comments | Tagged advanced style, Ageing, Ageism, brand culture, care home, fashionistas, grandmother, Hanna Zeilig, images of old women, intergeneration, looks, Margaret Gullette, mirror mirror, mother, photos, product placement, representation old woman, white hair | 4 Comments

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 Ageing, ageing population, Ageism, film and television study, image, media, photos, reception photos and films, representation old woman, still doing it, Sucky Parnell | 1 Comment