Issi Israel Doron
Will & Harper
A beautiful gerontological movie on friendship and transsexuality in older age.
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Issi Israel Doron
Aug 242 min read
Thelma
Thelma is a wonderful gerontological movie, which breaks traditional stereotypes on old age, gender, and ageing.
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Issi Israel Doron
Aug 101 min read
Treasure
The movie follows Ruth, a middle-aged American journalist who travels to Poland with her father, a holocaust survivor, in search for meaning
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Issi Israel Doron
May 182 min read
Allelujah
There are almost no drama movies focused on geriatric institutional care. Allelujah is one of the first of its kind that tries that.
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Issi Israel Doron
Apr 211 min read
Driving Madeleine
A classic gerontological drama: the meeting of an aging woman with her taxi driver - which breaks down stereotypes and ageist approaches.
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Issi Israel Doron
Jul 15, 20232 min read
Georgetown
It has been a while since my last geromovie review.... being a Dean takes its toll. So, luckily, there is Netflix to watch. By...
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Issi Israel Doron
Sep 10, 20222 min read
The Duke
What makes a gerontological movie a good movie? Is it simply that the stars are older actors? Is it that the story engages elder issues?...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Good Luck to You Leo Grande
Good Luck to You Leo Grande is certainly a gerontological movie to watch. You can love it, you can hate it, but you will not stay...
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Issi Israel Doron
Mar 19, 20222 min read
Beginners
Continuing my search for movies which deal with or focus on the aging of the gay community, I was recommended to watch the movie...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 15, 20222 min read
An Englishman in New York
Question: Do you know who's STING's song "Englishman in New York" written about? If you don't know - you'll know by the end of this blog....
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Issi Israel Doron
May 21, 20212 min read
Driveways
Driveways is an American drama movie, directed by Andrew Ahn, based on an original screenplay by playwrights Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen....
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Issi Israel Doron
Apr 3, 20212 min read
The Father
"The Father" is a 2020 drama film, about an old man (Anthony - Anthony Hopkins), with dementia, who lives alone in his apartment in...
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 27, 20212 min read
I Care a Lot
Any one in the field of elder law or gerontology knows about elder guardianship. Almost any one in the field of elder law or gerontology...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 16, 20212 min read
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...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 2, 20213 min read
The Dresser
In this blog, I had a chance to review various movies with well known aging movie stars (e.g. Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Dianne...
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Issi Israel Doron
Oct 17, 20202 min read
The Babushkas of Chernobyl
Brave and wise older women: A documentary providing insights of the meaning of old age in face of nuclear disaster.
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Issi Israel Doron
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Dick Johnson Is Dead
A review of the movie Dick Johnson is Dead. A movie on aging, end of life, and struggling with dementia.
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Issi Israel Doron
Sep 12, 20202 min read
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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