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| Older women in feature films : a research guide about representations of women over 60 | | Author(s) | David Sharp |
| Corporate Author | University of the Third Age - U3A; British Film Institute - BFI |
| Publisher | British Film Institute - BFI, London, 2006 |
| Pages | 50 pp |
| Source | BFI National Library, 21 Stephen Street, London W1P 2LN. http://www.bfi.org.uk/filmtvinfo/library/publicati... |
| Keywords | Cinema [entertainment] ; Older women ; Older people ; Ageism. |
| Annotation | This research guide and as a new online resource to the subject was launched at a study day in May 2006 which was the culmination of a joint project between the BFI and U3A. This research interest stemmed from the Brent U3A Film Group in 2002, with Rina Rosselson taking the lead in bringing together interested parties to form a project steering group to look at why older women appear in strong and positive roles on television but rarely do so in feature films. It was therefore decided from the start to focus solely on feature films rather than television or other media. The objectives of the project were defined as being: to review existing research and published literature about films featuring older women; to compile a filmography of popular films which feature older women in a significant part; and, to produce some reviews and case studies of particular films using feedback from U3A members. The study guide contains the outcomes of these objectives. The study day continued to explore the paucity of roles for, and images of, older women in film, with panellists: Philip Kemp, film reviewer and historian; Liz Leyshon, Manager of Strode Theatre; Holly Aylett, chair Independent Film Parliament, lecturer in Film Studies; Carol Allen, writer and broadcaster and Bill Bytheway, researcher RoAD Project, Centre for Ageing & Biographical Studies, Open University. The afternoon session featured Dr Josie Dolan, Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of the West of England, followed by a screening of The Whales of August (USA 1987 Dir Lindsay Anderson 90 mins). (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060526201 B |
| Classmark | HMF: BD: B: B:TOB: |
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