Frail bodies, fighting spirit
Images of the elderly in Malayalam cinema
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11015564 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lalitha Nair (Edith Cowan University, corresponding author), Sundar Ramanathaiyer (Edith Cowan University), Brian Shoesmith (Edith Cowan University) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | sup1 |
| Pages | 31-42 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0085-6401 • E-ISSN: 1479-0270 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00856400008723397 |
| OpenAlex | W2024308413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper is an attempt to look at aspects of representation of the elderly in Malayalam cinema, which is one of the significant regional language cinemas of India. The representation of the elderly in cinema has not attracted much academic and media attention. This is evident in the lack of entries relating to the subject on the World Wide Web and associated academic databases. By contrast, 'women in cinema', and 'youth in cinema' produce a considerable number of entries when the topic is investigated. Moreover, the concerns of the elderly have rarely found representation in cinema. There are exceptions, such as Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Lindsay Anderson's The Whales of August (1987), Ron Howard's Cocoon (1985), and the unforgettable elderly characters in Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957), for example. However, the majority of popular films emphasises youth and caters to younger members of the population. Perhaps it is because the audience is mostly young and marketability is the primary consideration among film makers that the wrinkled, grave and sober face of the elderly is at best tactfully neglected or at worst made to look insignificant
Ancient history · Art · Malayalam · Midnight · Movie theater · South asia · Visual arts · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History · South Asian Cinema and Culture
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |