GERON 5240 - Aging in American Film

A dual approach to study gerontological issues in current cinema. The first strategy explores how the elderly have been portrayed in film and how this reflects societies' attitudes of reverence and impiety toward the elderly. How film mirrors the attitudes of society discussed. The second approach investigates how current cinema treats issues of aging, such as loss bereavement, transcendence, reminiscence as theapy and issues of exploitation, abuse, and neglect.