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Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialism are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty ( Poor Cow , 1967), homelessness ( Cathy Come Home , 1966), and labour rights ( Riff-Raff , 1991, and The Navigators , 2001).
Ken Loach. Director: I, Daniel Blake. Unlike virtually all his contemporaries, Ken Loach has never succumbed to the siren call of Hollywood, and it's virtually impossible to imagine his particular brand of British socialist realism translating well to that context.
Jun 17, 2020 · One of Britain’s finest directors, Ken Loach, has had a whirlwind career but has always done his best to centre on one aspect of society—the forgotten. However, the real forgotten people and not the outsiders or the outliers, the humble middling majority, it is the working-class.
Oct 2, 2023 · Ken Loach tells Anthony Frajman how the 1984-5 miners' strike shaped modern Britain, and inspired what could be his final film, The Old Oak.
Sep 28, 2023 · Ken Loach on retirement and Keir Starmer: ‘It’s good for Labour to be seen to attack me’. The celebrated filmmaker behind ‘Kes’ and ‘I, Daniel Blake’ speaks to James Mottram about the culmination...
Jun 13, 2024 · Ken Loach, British director whose works are considered landmarks of social realism. His notable films included Kes, Hidden Agenda, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, and I, Daniel Blake. Learn more about Loach’s life and career, including his other movies.
Jun 3, 2016 · One of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach presents a surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of Ken Loach’s career as he...
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