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THE STRAIGHT STORY at ‘EON’ AND EDIE
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
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Tagged Ageing, David Lynch, determination, family, memories, mend the past, Sheila Hancock, wrinkles
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MISS ROBIN HOOD (1952)
Report by Rita of the film group meeting on June 3rd. There were 8 of us at the session. General discussion Overall, the women in the group felt the film was not very enjoyable and engaging. We could see that … Continue reading
Posted in Ageing, Ageism
Tagged 60 years actor, Ageing, Ageism, Agewise., british comedies, grotesque old woman in film, intergeneration, Margaret Rutherford, wrinkles
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WRINKLES (2012)
I quote here a few lines of my 2013 post that dealt with the wonderful Intergenerational Film Festival Lumiere Blanche organised by the geriatrician Dr. Jean Jacques Depassio. The Festival is no more, but the DVD Wrinkles has been released in the USA and … Continue reading
LA VIEILLE FEMME INDIGNE (1965)
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are. Bertolt Brecht. When I decided to look at the representation of the old woman in films for my MA in 1997 I thought I would … Continue reading
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Tagged age and society, Ageing, Ageism, Allio, Bertolt Brecht, change, death, family, friendship, grandmother, grief, housewife, intergeneration, mother and son, motherhood, old woman, realism, representation old woman, sons and mothers, widow, wrinkles
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SOUS LE SABLE (UNDER THE SAND)
A little while ago Under the Sand (2000) was considered for screening at an event on ageing. I had excluded it from my blog and film group list because Charlotte Rampling was 54 years old when Ozon shot this mystery … Continue reading
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Tagged Ageing, Ageism, daughter-in-law, death, disappearance., grief, haptic frame, Haptic turn, loss, mother-in-law, Ozon, wrinkles
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LUMINATE FESTIVAL AND JANE GRANT’S PRESENTATION
Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival ran for its second year this October. Events took place in almost every region, even the Outer Hebrides, and included exhibitions, films, and live performances (music, poetry, dance and theatre). There were also discussions, debates, … Continue reading
LUMIERE BLANCHE INTERGENERATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
I am just back from attending the Lumiere Blanche Festival in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune. This is the intriguing name of a suburb of Lyon, the birth town of the brothers Lumiere and also of Bertrand Tavernier. The festival took place in an … Continue reading
THE WHALES OF AUGUST (1987)
At the 2006 U3A/NFT Older Women in Films Study Day the focus film was The Whales of August. The film at the time was not available on DVD or Video but the film group had watched a copy from the TV. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ageing, blindness, braille reading, carer, caring, cataracts., death, disability, friendship, hearing aid., linear and circular time, lined faces, looks, low and high tides, moonshine, nature, representation old woman, sea, sisterhood, sisters, stroke, whales, white hair, wrinkles
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Old women, comedies and social issues
I have neglected the British comedies of the 30s-60s in my research, yet some representations of the older woman seem to be very interesting in these films. Our Older Women in Film Group had noted that in British produced films … Continue reading
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Tagged british comedies, escapism, group of old women, social issues, wrinkles
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THE STRAIGHT STORY.
I decided to diverge from my choice of films featuring old women and offer our film group at the Lexi a screening of The Straight Story (1999). As I remembered, it was about an end-of-life serene journey and visually beautiful. I do … Continue reading
ACTING THEIR AGE
FOR THE LEXI VIEWERS WHO MAY BE EXPECTING A POST ABOUT LEIGH’S ANOTHER YEAR, MY APOLOGIES, I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY AND NOW PREPARING MYSELF TO GO ON HOLIDAY. 6th MAY I am back from the stimulating symposium on “Women, … Continue reading
Another angry woman
Is this an epidemic? “Janet Briggs of Halesowen U3A rages against the cult of looking young”. In the Spring issue of U3A News, not noted for its feminism, a page article extols the attractiveness of old age. “Are we already … Continue reading
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Tagged Ageism, anger, looks, u3a, wrinkles
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Old Age and Feature Films 
OPENING NIGHT: age does not matter?
I cannot remember when I first saw Cassavetes’ Opening Night (1977), maybe before I got interested in the representation of old women in film. All I remember is that I came out of the cinema bewildered. I did not understand its style, … Continue reading →