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LES TEMPS QUI CHANGENT – Changing Times
I have a soft spot for Téchiné’s Les Temps Qui Changent (2004). It has had very little exposure in the UK and is unavailable on DVD Region 2. A family drama without histrionics, it places Cécile played by Catherine Deneuve … Continue reading
Posted in Ageing, Film Analysis
Tagged Deneuve, Depardieu, French protectorate, gay relationship, intergeneration, modernisation, mother and son, multicultural, obsessive love, siblings, Tangier, Techine, twins
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The Imposter and the Mother between Grief and Guilt
The Imposter elicits amazement at the story and praise at the way the director tells the story. At the heart of this dramatised documentary is the incredible fact that a mother and sister are fooled into accepting a serial imposter … Continue reading
Posted in Ageing
Tagged Bourdin, daughter, documentary, family, grandmother, grief, guilt, imposter, interviews, mother and son, old woman, representation old woman, siblings, teenager
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Pauline and Paulette
November 16th 2009 Pauline and Paulette The film shown at the Lexi at the October U3A film group meeting was Pauline and Paulette (2001). The session was well attended. Although the film is simple and gentle it provoked in the … Continue reading
Old Age and Feature Films 