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Silvering Screen

Name: Silvering Screen
Brand: University of Toronto Press
SKU: 04797265
Price: 11578 HUF
Availability: InStock
Author: Sally Chivers
ISBN: 9781442611047

Old Age and Disability in Cinema

Sally Chivers

Language

English

Book Paperback

Libristo code: 04797265

Publishers University of Toronto Press, May 2011

Popular films have always included elderly characters, but until recently, old age only played a sup... Full description

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Popular films have always included elderly characters, but until recently, old age only played a supporting role onscreen. Now, as the Baby Boomer population hits retirement, there has been an explosion of films, including Away From Her, The Straight Story, The Barbarian Invasions, and About Schmidt, where aging is a central theme.The first-ever sustained discussion of old age in cinema, The Silvering Screen brings together theories from disability studies, critical gerontology, and cultural studies, to examine how the film industry has linked old age with physical and mental disability. Sally Chivers further examines Hollywood's mixed messages - the applauding of actors who portray the debilitating side of aging, while promoting a culture of youth - as well as the gendering of old age on film. The Silvering Screen makes a timely attempt to counter the fear of aging implicit in these readings by proposing alternate ways to value getting older.