Visions of aging : images of the elderly in film / Amir Cohen-Shalev.
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TextPublication details: Brighton : Sussex Academic, 2008Description: 256 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781845192808 (hbk.) :; 184519280X (hbk.) :Subject(s): Aging in motion picturesDDC classification: 791.4'36354 Summary: Two central perspectives are explored in this book: movies on old age by old filmmakers and movies on old age by younger artists. By providing a roadmap that charts previous scholarly paths of inquiry, this book offers a panoramic view of the direction of this field of cinematic gerontology. Films discussed include: Wild strawberries, Providence, She's been away, Since Otar left, Fanny and Alexander, Waking Ned Devine. Also there is a chapter on the late style of Akira Kurosawa.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Two central perspectives are explored in this book: movies on old age by old filmmakers and movies on old age by younger artists. By providing a roadmap that charts previous scholarly paths of inquiry, this book offers a panoramic view of the direction of this field of cinematic gerontology. Films discussed include: Wild strawberries, Providence, She's been away, Since Otar left, Fanny and Alexander, Waking Ned Devine. Also there is a chapter on the late style of Akira Kurosawa.
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