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Driving Madeleine
A classic gerontological drama: the meeting of an aging woman with her taxi driver - which breaks down stereotypes and ageist approaches.
Issi Israel Doron
Apr 21, 20241 min read
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Live Twice, Love Once (Vivir Dos Veces)
Some movies are "big" movies: Oscar winners or well remembered. Some movies are "small" movies: they do not intend to get the Oscar, to...
Issi Israel Doron
Jan 16, 20212 min read
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The Babushkas of Chernobyl
Brave and wise older women: A documentary providing insights of the meaning of old age in face of nuclear disaster.
Issi Israel Doron
Oct 17, 20202 min read
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The Mole Agent
So, finally I get to review a gerontological movie from Latin America - this time from Chile. While usually my policy is not to include...
Issi Israel Doron
Sep 12, 20202 min read
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The First Grader
Can an elderly man start elementary school at the age of 84? Can he learn to read? This film is based on a true Kenyan story.
Issi Israel Doron
Jul 31, 20202 min read
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Charlie and Boots
An Australian drama-comedy, on a road trip of an elder father and his adult son.
Issi Israel Doron
Jul 11, 20202 min read
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The Farewell
To tell the truth or to lie? Should families tell their elder parents about their terminal illness? And is the answer different for Chinese?
Issi Israel Doron
Mar 27, 20202 min read
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Edie
Edie - movie elder/older woman decides to climb the Suilven mountain. A gerontology movie review.
Issi Israel Doron
Feb 29, 20202 min read
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102 Not Out
102 Not Out is a 2018 Indian comedy-drama, directed by Umesh Shukla. The movie is based on a play written by Sauma Joshi. After watching...
Issi Israel Doron
Nov 22, 20182 min read
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Tutto Quello Che Vuoi (Friends by Chance)
Finally, a non-American film !! There is probably a rich body of gerontological movies which is inaccessible to English speakers (unless...
Issi Israel Doron
Oct 13, 20181 min read
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Lost in Paris (Paris pieds nus)
The best way to open this film review would be: "and now for something totally different". This 2016 French-Belgian romantic comedy is a...
Issi Israel Doron
Apr 17, 20182 min read
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A Man Called Ove
It is one of those never ending debates: should you first see the movie or should you first read the book. In this case I first read the...
Issi Israel Doron
Jan 13, 20181 min read
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