There are few men in britian let alone dirctors that are as well respected and acclaimed as Mr Ken Loach. Kenneth Charles Loach was born 17 June 1936 in Nuneaton, England. Loach is known for his distinct directorial style that presents the facts as is with little glamerisation or fanfare. They often deal with the harsh realities of life in britian such as Kes, I,Daniel Blake and his latest film Sorry We Missed You. This style is of film making is often known by the name social realism and is a popular mode of film making amongst particulary british indie filmmakers. His filmography includes:
2019 Sorry We Missed You
2016 In Conversation with Jeremy Corbyn (Documentary) 2016 I, Daniel Blake 2014 Jimmy's Hall 2013 The Spirit of '45 (Documentary) 2012 The Angels' Share 2010 Route Irish 2009 Looking for Eric 2007 It's a Free World... 2007 To Each His Own Cinema (segment "Happy Ending") 2006 The Wind that Shakes the Barley 2005 McLibel (Documentary) (drama director) 2005 Tickets 2004 Ae Fond Kiss 2002 11'09''01 - September 11 (segment "United Kingdom") 2002 Sweet Sixteen 2001 The Navigators 2000 Bread and Roses 1998 The Flickering Flame (Documentary) 1998 McLibel: Two Worlds Collide (Documentary) (re-enactments, uncredited) 1998 My Name Is Joe 1996 Carla's Song 1995 A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership (Documentary short) 1995 Land and Freedom 1994 Ladybird Ladybird 1993 Raining Stones 1991 Dispatches (TV Series documentary) (1 episode) - The Arthur Legend (1991) 1991 Riff-Raff 1990 Hidden Agenda 1989 The View from the Woodpile (TV Movie documentary) 1989 Time to Go (Documentary short) 1986 Fatherland (as Kenneth Loach) 1985 Which Side Are You On? (Documentary) 1983 Questions of Leadership (TV Movie documentary) 1983 The Red and the Blue: Impressions of Two Political Conferences - Autumn 1982 (TV Movie documentary) 1981 Looks and Smiles (as Kenneth Loach) 1981 A Question of Leadership (TV Movie documentary) 1980 Auditions (TV Movie documentary) 1980 The Gamekeeper 1979 Black Jack (as Kenneth Loach)
1974 A Misfortune (TV Movie) 1971 Talk About Work (Documentary short)
1971 The Save the Children Fund Film (Documentary) 1971 Family Life (as Kenneth Loach) 1969 Kes As you can see, Loachs filmography is highly expansive and with an expansive filmography comes much aprasial from critics, Loach is the only director to win the acclaimed Parm Dor at the Canns film festival for The wind that shakes the barley in 2006 and agai for his attack on britians tory government I Daniel Blake. Loach has won 1 bafta for outstanding british film in 2016 for IDB. despite his acclaim he has never been nominatd for or won an Oscar however in 2016 he was made a member of the American accadamy of motion picture arts and science.
Loachs films have often provoked change in the law. His film cathy come home caused a change in the law for homelessness and IDB could be seen to have influenced the large increase n labour votes during the 2017 general election.
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