Issi Israel Doron
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...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jul 31, 20202 min read
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.
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Issi Israel Doron
Jul 11, 20202 min read
Charlie and Boots
An Australian drama-comedy, on a road trip of an elder father and his adult son.
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Issi Israel Doron
May 30, 20202 min read
The Two Popes
The Two Popes is a 2019 drama movie, directed by Fernando Meirelles, and written by Anthony McCarten. The general plot of the movie is...
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Issi Israel Doron
Mar 27, 20202 min read
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?
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 29, 20202 min read
Edie
Edie - movie elder/older woman decides to climb the Suilven mountain. A gerontology movie review.
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 8, 20202 min read
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady as a gerontological film: how old age and ageing is reflected in this film.
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Issi Israel Doron
Dec 13, 20191 min read
The Good Liar
A gerontological review of the movie The Good Liar
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Issi Israel Doron
Aug 11, 20192 min read
The Etruscan Smile / Rory's Way
The Etruscan Smile is originally a 1985 novel by a Spanish author, Jose Luis Sampedro. Originally in Spanish, La Sonrisa Etrusca, is a...
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Issi Israel Doron
Aug 3, 20191 min read
POMS
Poms is an American comedy, directed by Zara Hayes, starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier and others. The plot is quite simple:...
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Issi Israel Doron
Apr 20, 20192 min read
RBG
RBG - is a 2018 American documentary film focusing on the life and career of the US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It...
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Issi Israel Doron
Mar 29, 20192 min read
The Mule
Clint Eastwood knows how to tell a story. Clint Eastwood is a wonderful aging actor and a producer and a director. Eastwood is almost 89...
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 9, 20191 min read
The Old Man & The Gun
The Old Man & The Gun is a 2018 drama movie, written and directed by David Lowery, and starring Hollywood (aging) stars Robert Redford,...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 21, 20192 min read
What They Had
"What They Had" is a 2018 drama movie, directed (and written) by Elizabeth Chomko, staring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster,...
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Issi Israel Doron
Dec 9, 20181 min read
Away from Her
I love gerontological movies which I can use in my class room to trigger hot discussions regarding an up-to-date ethical dilemma. Away...
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Issi Israel Doron
Nov 22, 20182 min read
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...
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Issi Israel Doron
Nov 10, 20182 min read
The Wife
I must admit that at first, I wasn't sure whether The Wife fits my blog. Indeed, the two key characters/heroes of the movie are older...
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Issi Israel Doron
Oct 28, 20182 min read
Robot & Frank
Any one in the field of gerontology knows well that one of the most popular / cutting edge these days in gerontology is...
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Issi Israel Doron
Oct 13, 20181 min read
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...
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Issi Israel Doron
Oct 6, 20182 min read
The Last Movie Star
I must admit that I never really thought that Burt Reynolds (who sadly passed away on September 2018) was a great actor. He had some good...
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