Kenneth Loach (born June 17, 1936), known as Ken Loach, is an English television and film director. He is known for his naturalistic, social realism directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues as homelessness (e.g., "Cathy Come Home") and poverty (e.g., "Riff-Raff"). Wikipedia
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Struggle, tragedy and censorship, all of which might suggest that his potential remains unfulfilled, have surrounded the career of humanist filmmaker Ken Loach . However, I think it is fair to say that Loach has ultimately given the world of cinema a dis www.1worldfilms.com/kenloach.htm
... > British Film Directors Ken Loach BACK TO LIST Filmography Feature films 1967 Poor Cow 1969 Kes 1971 Family Life 1979 Black Jack 1982 Looks and Smiles 1986 Fatherland 1990 ... www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/directors/?id=D5FD9B440ed1...
Ken Loach is a radical film-maker whose themes express his uncompromising political stand against the capitalist system and the reformist Left. www.democracynature.org/dn/vol5/loach_media.htm
Early in his career, a series of socially conscious BBC films established the fact that Loach was both a skillful artist and a crusading social critic. zakka.dk/euroscreenwriters/interviews/ken_loach_02.htm
With its echt-Sixties blend of kitchen-sink realism and New Wavish stylization, Loach's feature film debut, Poor Cow (1967), was something of an esthetic detour. zakka.dk/euroscreenwriters/interviews/ken_loach_03.htm
