The Becoming of Age

Cinematic Visions of Mind, Body and Identity in Later Life

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gerontology, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film
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Author: Pamela H. Gravagne ISBN: 9781476603414
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: April 26, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Pamela H. Gravagne
ISBN: 9781476603414
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: April 26, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

The Becoming of Age is an examination of the ways that aging and old age are represented in popular film. Arguing that the ideas behind cinematic depictions of aging are historical and open to revision, the author looks at how movies both promote negative portrayals of aging and challenge its persistent cultural devaluation. Movies are a site of struggle where the representation and the reality of aging intertwine, and they have the power not only to reflect but to reconstruct our understanding.

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The Becoming of Age is an examination of the ways that aging and old age are represented in popular film. Arguing that the ideas behind cinematic depictions of aging are historical and open to revision, the author looks at how movies both promote negative portrayals of aging and challenge its persistent cultural devaluation. Movies are a site of struggle where the representation and the reality of aging intertwine, and they have the power not only to reflect but to reconstruct our understanding.

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