Older people don't deserve to be travestied in a romcom: cinema should explore the reality of their lives
Last week the romcom forsook bright-eyed singledom for the tougher terrain of matrimony. This week it's boldly gone to a yet more perilous place. It's Complicated dares to embrace the embraces of the ageing.
We dutifully applaud: those getting on in years, we're told, must be rescued from the shadows and accorded parity with the young. Thus, the righteous wrath of the likes of Pd James (89) and Harriet Harman (59) has forced the BBC to atone for past sinfulness by returning Moira Stuart (60) to the airwaves. Not, however, to her former TV role: the estimable Stuart will be bestowing her charm and gravitas on Radio 2's listeners. This adjustment is understandable. The screen is intrinsically ageist, since both young and old tend to prefer to look at the young. In the cinema, it's...
Last week the romcom forsook bright-eyed singledom for the tougher terrain of matrimony. This week it's boldly gone to a yet more perilous place. It's Complicated dares to embrace the embraces of the ageing.
We dutifully applaud: those getting on in years, we're told, must be rescued from the shadows and accorded parity with the young. Thus, the righteous wrath of the likes of Pd James (89) and Harriet Harman (59) has forced the BBC to atone for past sinfulness by returning Moira Stuart (60) to the airwaves. Not, however, to her former TV role: the estimable Stuart will be bestowing her charm and gravitas on Radio 2's listeners. This adjustment is understandable. The screen is intrinsically ageist, since both young and old tend to prefer to look at the young. In the cinema, it's...
- 1/11/2010
- by David Cox
- The Guardian - Film News
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