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STILL DOING IT: THE INTIMATE
LIVES OF WOMEN OVER 65 Documentary, US, 2004 ![]() |
Intimate lives of Women over 65: The heroines of Deidre Fichel’s documentary have broken a taboo almost as strong as the one that prohibits incest. They pursue a sexually active life when they are in their sixties, seventies, and eighties. One of them finds the great love of her life when she is in a nursing home. Another lives with a lover who is 40 years younger than she is. White women, women of color, heterosexuals and lesbians, they are pioneers in resisting the restrictions of an ageist culture and role models to women of the baby boom generation. In the U.S., where women over 65 is the fastest growing demographic, plastic surgery and youth enhancing beauty products are big business. But rather than trying to turn back the clock, these women insist on celebrating their age and experience. “The people who get up to give us their seat on the subway have no idea what hot numbers we are in bed,” one of them says, grinning at her lover of a decade. “Still Doing It” is a hoot, a blast of energy, and an irreverent challenge to the ageism harbored by just about everyone in our youth obsessed culture. (Amy Taubin) Director: Deirdre Fishel
Deirdre Fishel has been working in film and making movies since 1984. Among her credits: Writer/director/editor of RISK and THE BEST OF BOTH. She currently writes and directs award-winning educational media on teen dating violence and diversity issues, and is on the faculty of the New School University. |