What kind of characteristics do older people portray on-screen? Fragile? Slow? Wise? Non-sexual? This week we talk about the study on ageist ideas in entertainment industry, share some of the well-known mature-aged actresses and their brilliant work and fascinating lives.
Article
“Hollywood’s intentional and harmful neglect of women over 50”
Jessie Tu - Women’s Agenda
https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/hollywoods-intentional-and-harmful-neglect-of-women-over-50/
"Frail, Frumpy and Forgotten"- A report on the movie roles of women of age
https://www.thestable.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tena-ageless-test-report.pdf
Woman & Hollywood #ageism
https://womenandhollywood.com/tag/ageism/
Movies | Dramas
45 years, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yri0UKr0JIQ
The Home Song Stories, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAy8Pey2XP8
Supernova, 2020
https://youtu.be/-E31v5HJsCI
Red Sorghum, 1987
https://www.netflix.com/browse/person/40165039
Xie Ying-Xuan (Hsieh Ying-Xuan)'s works on Netflix
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