Issi Israel Doron
Big Fish
Why is the movie Big Fish included in my Gerontological Movies blog? The answer is not simple. But before answering, let me make a small...
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 25, 20181 min read
On Golden Pond
Time for some classics: After reviewing some recent gerontological movies, it is appropriate to start going back in time, and remind us...
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 19, 20181 min read
Twilight of a Life
Most of the gerontologcial movies that I have reviewed in this blog so far were full length, feature films. These were mostly...
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 11, 20182 min read
The Meyerowitz Stories
There is a well known saying: the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment. You can already guess where this is...
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 3, 20182 min read
About Schmidt
Here are 5 reasons why About Schmidt - a 2002 American drama comedy - is a movie you must see and probably one of the best gerontological...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 27, 20181 min read
Lucky
What is a "gerontological" movie? What makes a movie "gerontological"? Is it a "good" thing to have movies which are "gerontological"? If...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 22, 20182 min read
Waking Ned Devine
This 1998 British comedy is one of those gerontological movies that made me fall in love in this field of movies and aging. The Brits...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 13, 20181 min read
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...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 6, 20182 min read
5 Flights Up
Option for opening 1: Some movies you realize very quickly that they are great; and some very quickly you know they are terrible. But...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 5, 20181 min read
UP !
This 2009 Pixar Studios (with Walt Disney Pictures) is probably one of the best gerontological movies ever and the first serious animated...
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Issi Israel Doron
Dec 31, 20171 min read
The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van: Like most people who's kids made them go with them to all of Harry Potter movies - I've fallen in love with the...
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Issi Israel Doron
Dec 31, 20171 min read
Philomena
Wow.... did not expect this one. Judi Dench is without doubt one of the leading gerontological actresses these days. This movie is not...
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Issi Israel Doron
Dec 31, 20171 min read
The Last Word
Well, just saw the movie "The Last Word" with Shirley MacLaine. In general, a story about an aging businesswoman who wishes to "control"...
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Issi Israel Doron
Dec 30, 20171 min read
Still Mine
I am trying to see all popular movies that touch upon Dementia, and in recent years there have been some excellent ones (e.g. Still...
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Issi Israel Doron
Dec 30, 20171 min read
Our Souls at Nights
Well, I'm not objective.... both Robert Redford and Jane Fonda were the movies' heroes at my younger age.... so watching them again in...
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Issi Israel Doron
Dec 30, 20171 min read
Hampstead
I must confess that I always liked Diane Keaton. Even more so, as in recent years she has participated in many successful "gerontological...
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