Projektnummer

0070527

Zusammenfassung

The working hypothesis of this project is that in an ageing Europe cinema has emerged as a socially and politically significant platform for the rearticulation and redefinition of the experience of old age and gender. For global audiences, Hollywood films offer few roles for women over 35. By contrast in Western Europe stars like Catherine Deneuve headline films in their late 60s to 80s, while films about old age win awards and succeed in cinemas. The starring roles for older female actors in particular offer a productive challenge to established perceptions of gender and old age, push...