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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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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 ...
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 ...
2 days ago · 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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Mar 16, 2023 · The legendary filmmaker reflects on the postwar era, the welfare state, and the crisis facing filmmakers in the U.K. He also discusses his new movie, \"The Old Oak,\" and his views on the monarchy and Jeremy Corbyn.
May 3, 2024 · From Ken Loach, master of the mundane, a portrait of hope amid despair ‘The Old Oak,’ said to be the 87-year-old social realist’s final film, is a fittingly plainspoken yet poignant last act.
