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Naoko FUJIKURA
Department Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Department of Global Tourism, Faculty of Global Engagement Position Professor |
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| Language | Japanese |
| Publication Date | 2014/03 |
| Type | Academic Paper |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Widowers in Road Movies:Left Alone in the Patriarchal Society |
| Contribution Type | Single author |
| Journal | Teaching English Through Movies |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Publisher | Teaching English Through Movies |
| Volume, Issue, Page | pp.153-163 |
| Total page number | 184 |
| Details | There are road movies of elderlies in Hollywood. Among them there are films with certain number of solo male travelers. The themes of the movies are reuniting and reconciliation with their family members. The elderly male solo travelers go on the road to find their "home." It redefines the gender role of men in the patriarchal society. The article looked at two films, "About Schmidt" (2002) and "Everybody's Fine", (1990). |