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AssertionsWhile some say age is not an issue in theatre, the reality is in a cut throat competitive industry it does matterAgeism is the reason for changeMargo and Eve complement the ends of the spectrum in ageismIn the world of theatre actresses don’t last foreverLlyod demonstrates the reality of age in theatreQuotes and explaationsMax - “I said I’m dying man”Margo - “ Not until the last drugstore has sold its last pill”Karen - “Lloyd always said in the theatre a lifetime was a season , and a season a lifetime”As in that your career may only be as long as a season, and nothing is ever forever. That your lifetime may only be as long as one show, and your could be over art any minute.Margo - “That it must be a revelation to have your twenty four year old character played by a 24 year old actress”She's egging Lloyd to admit he wants a younger actor such as Eve for his shows.Margo - “so exciting to have the lines read as you wrote them”Margo is attempting to get him to admit he wants someone other than her to play the part. She suggests he would want to have his lines read for who they were intended to be for, a young feminine youthful woman. Margo - “ She’s so young - so feminine and helpless. Too many things i want to be for Bill… funny business, a women career”This shows Margo’s admiration for Eve, and insecurity about herself and her age. She wants to impress Bill and be young for him, and she feels as Eve is all she used to be. Margo - “ Maybe get some younger actress for the part? someone who’d look the part as well as play it?Marog is trying to get Lloyd to admit her insecurities, that she is no longer viable to be on the stage for his productions.Margo - “ Lloyd, I’m not twentyish. I am not thirtyish. Three months ago, i was forty years old. Forty. Four oh.”Her insecurity shines bright in this scene where she compares herself to Bill and how she is not young like Eve and Ms Caswell. Margo - “Bill’s thirty-two. He looks thirty two. He looked it five years ago he’ll look it twenty years from now”Scenes that represent this themeCar scene - The discussions held in the car between Karen and Margo touch on ageismBirthday party for Bill - Lloyd and Margo fight in the kitchen which is over her ability to remain young on stageBill and Margo fight on stage - discussions held on the issues of ageism and insecuritiesMankiewiczIs trying to demonstrate that the theatre is a cut throat industry, and brings out the insecurities of those on stage.Mis en SceneMargo’s constant effort in her appearance with makeup and clothesopening scene when she is in her dressing room, where she is removing her makeup that she uses to maker herself younger on stageMargo’s movements are always free flowing wheres Eve is always on time and focusedMargo arrives late to the reading for Ms Caswell and following that, when the car breaks down, there is no surprise of her inability to be on time. Bill also criticises her in the opening scene of her dressing room - “forty-five minutes from now my plane takes off and how do i find you? Not ready yet… is it sabotage?” (Bill)Eve pays more attention in what she wearsMs Caswell is always is bright and happy. She's always positioned in the lightAt Bills party, Ms Caswell stands out due to her selection of bright clothing, compared to all around her in darker clothing. This suggests she's young and still full of life.Eve always has her hair up but Margo’s downCamera focus on Eve’s youthful hands in a room full of old men in the opening scene at the award ceremonySymbolsMirrors - Its at the beginning and End of film. Signifies personal reflection and appearance, and a high level of interest in how one looksColours - Eve always wears clothing that stands out compared to margo and the lights are always more fluorescent around Eve. Around older people there is more darkness which suggests their dullness and ageingSmoking and alcohol - when Bill asks Eve what she wants and Margo answers for her with a milkshake suggests her age is truly below that of MargoTopic Sentence Mankiewicz demonstrates that the theatre is a cut throat industry, and brings out the insecurities and competition in age a of those on stage. ................
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