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Kes / k ɛ s / is a 1969 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Ken Loach (credited as Kenneth Loach) and produced by Tony Garnett, based on the 1968 novel A Kestrel for a Knave, written by the Hoyland Nether–born author Barry Hines.
Jun 1, 2022 · Named one of the ten best British films of the century by the British Film Institute, Ken Loach’s Kes, is cinema’s quintessential portrait of working-class Northern England. Billy (an astonishingly naturalistic David Bradley) is a fifteen-year-old miner’s son whose close bond with a wild kestrel provides him with a spiritual ...
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Black Jack (1979) R | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy. 6.8. Rate this. When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with 'Black Jack,' adventure and mishap are never far away. Based on Leon Garfield's popular novel, Ken Loach's 'Black Jack' is a dark, complex adventure film set in the 18th century.
1. Wheelbarrows for Wallets (2010 Video) 4 min | Short, Music. Rate this. A homeless man sits busking, encountering the full array of human nature, via people's reactions to him. Director: Hesky Tucker | Stars: Joe Carnall, Gabriella Ashcroft, Courtesy Orchis, Nancy Boo Orchis-Evans. 2. Il était une fois... (2003– )
Apr 15, 2019 · In 1968, Loach had formed Kestrel Films (alongside Tony Garnett, talent agent Clive Goodwin and solicitor Irving Teitelbaum (Hayward, 2004: 91)) in order to produce his second feature film, Kes (1969), free from the constraints which had marked the production of Poor Cow.
Apr 3, 1970 · Kes: Directed by Ken Loach. With David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland. A working-class English boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel.
Ken Loach's thoughtful and considerate film asks a simple question: do we let these fires of inspiration and enthusiasm burn or do we stamp them out? Kes premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 1969 and has gone on to be an audience favourite ever since. – Reece Goodwin, Curator (Film & TV)
