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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).
IMDb profile of Ken Loach, a British socialist realist director, writer and producer. Learn about his life, career, works, awards and trivia.
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Oct 2, 2023 · Ken Loach's new film, The Old Oak, examines the refugee crisis and Britain's former mining communities. The 87-year-old director tells Anthony Frajman how the 1984-5 miners' strike shaped modern ...
Apr 19, 2024 · April 19, 2024. From the start, the British filmmaker Ken Loach came out swinging in support of the underdog. Long before his films opened in theaters, his 1960s television plays introduced ...
May 25, 2024 · Ken Loach (born June 17, 1936, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England) is a British director whose works are considered landmarks of social realism. Loach studied law at St. Peter’s College, Oxford, but while there he became interested in acting. After graduating in 1957, he spent two years in the Royal Air Force and then began a career in the ...
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Apr 2, 2024 · Ken Loach on Retiring After 60 Years of Filmmaking and His Respect for Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Hugely Valuable’ Oscars Speech. By Alex Ritman. Getty Images. Ken Loach says he has “great respect ...
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Learn about the life and career of Ken Loach, a British socialist realist filmmaker who has won two Palme d'Or awards at Cannes. Find out his family, trademarks, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
