Ken Loach (born June 17, 1936) is a United Kingdom television director and film director, known for his social realism style and socialist themes. ==Biography== Born Kenneth Loach in Nuneaton, England, he studied law at St Peter's College, Oxford University. He started out as an actor in repertory theatre, but in the early 1960s moved into producing television docu-dramas, notably the socially influential ''Cathy Come Home'' (1966). In the late 1960s he moved into directing films, and made ''Kes (film)'', the story of a troubled boy and his kestrel, based on the novel ''A Kestrel for a Knave'' by Barry Hines. It remains perhaps his best known film in Britain. The 1970s and 1980s were less successful, with his films suffering from poor distribution, lack of interest and political censorship. His film ''The Save the Children Fund Film'' (1971) was commissioned by Save the Children Fund, who disliked it so much they attempted to have the negative destroyed. It has yet to be shown in public. He was also commissioned by Channel 4 to make ''A Question of Leadership'', a documentary on the UK miners' strike (1984-1985). However, the program was withheld by Channel 4 for political reasons. However, the 1990s saw Loach return to form, with the production of a series of critically acclaimed and popular films. During this period he was also three times awarded prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. In December 2003, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Birmingham. In November 2004, he was elected to the national council of the RESPECT The Unity Coalition coalition. ==Filmography== ===Television=== *''Z Cars'' (series, 1962) *''Diary of a Young Man'' (1964) *''3 Clear Sundays'' (1965) *''Up the Junction'' (1965) *''The End of Arthur's Marriage'' (1965) *''Coming Out Party'' (1965) *''Cathy Come Home'' (1966) (as Kenneth Loach) *''In Two Minds'' (1967) *''The Golden Vision'' (1968) *''The Big Flame'' (1969) *''The Rank and the File'' (1971) - part of the Play for Today series. *''After a Lifetime'' (1971) *''A Misfortune'' (1973) *''Days of Hope'' (mini-series, 1975) *''The Price of Coal'' (1977) *''Auditions'' (1980) *''A Question of Leadership'' (1981) *''The Red and the Blue: Impressions of Two Political Conferences - Autumn 1982'' (1983) *''Questions of Leadership'' (1983) *''The View From the Woodpile'' (1989) ===Cinema=== *''Poor Cow'' (1967) *''Kes'' (1969) (as Kenneth Loach) *''The Save the Children Fund Film'' (1971) *''Family Life'' (1971) *''Black Jack'' (1979) *''The Gamekeeper'' (1980) *''Looks and Smiles'' (1981) (as Kenneth Loach) *''Which Side Are You On?'' (1984) *''Fatherland'' (1986) *''Hidden Agenda'' (1990). Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize. *''Riff-Raff'' (1990). Shown with subtitles in the USA, because of British dialects. *''Raining Stones'' (1993). Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize. *''Ladybird Ladybird'' (1994) *''Land and Freedom'' (1995). FIPRESCI International Critics Prize and the Cannes Film Festival Ecumenical Jury Prize. *''A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership'' (1995) *''Carla's Song'' (1996) *''The Flickering Flame'' (1997) *''My Name Is Joe'' (1998) *''Bread and Roses'' (2000) *''The Navigators (movie)'' (2001) *''Sweet Sixteen'' (2002) *''Ae Fond Kiss...'' (2004) ==External links== * * [http://www.1worldfilms.com/kenloach.htm A biography] * [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/458945/ Biography from BFI's screenonline] 1936 births British film directors Television directors
Incidentally it is not technically true that the 'Question of Leadership' documentary was banned by the Conservative Government. Actually it was witheld from broadcast by Channel 4 on the grounds of 'lack of balance'. It was then (after an intensive going over by lawyers) cut to a two hour, one part documentary, which was due for broadcast at the time of the Miner's strike, but it was felt to be 'too inflammatory' and again its broadcast was 'postponed'. To date it has never been broadcast on British TV. (Comment by 130.209.6.40) :I've changed the article. Can you point us to some more concrete sources on this? User:Jihg 19:53, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)
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Ken Loach (born June 17, 1936) is a United Kingdom television director and film director, known for his social realism style and socialist themes. ==Biography== Born Kenneth Loach in Nuneaton, England, he studied law at St Peter's College, Oxford University. He started out as an actor in repertory theatre, but in the early 1960s moved into producing television docu-dramas, notably the socially influential ''Cathy Come Home'' (1966). In the late 1960s he moved into directing films, and made ''Kes (film)'', the story of a troubled boy and his kestrel, based on the novel ''A Kestrel for a Knave'' by Barry Hines. It remains perhaps his best known film in Britain. The 1970s and 1980s were less successful, with his films suffering from poor distribution, lack of interest and political censorship. His film ''The Save the Children Fund Film'' (1971) was commissioned by Save the Children Fund, who disliked it so much they attempted to have the negative destroyed. It has yet to be shown in public. He was also commissioned by Channel 4 to make ''A Question of Leadership'', a documentary on the UK miners' strike (1984-1985). However, the program was withheld by Channel 4 for political reasons. However, the 1990s saw Loach return to form, with the production of a series of critically acclaimed and popular films. During this period he was also three times awarded prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. In December 2003, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Birmingham. In November 2004, he was elected to the national council of the RESPECT The Unity Coalition coalition. ==Filmography== ===Television=== *''Z Cars'' (series, 1962) *''Diary of a Young Man'' (1964) *''3 Clear Sundays'' (1965) *''Up the Junction'' (1965) *''The End of Arthur's Marriage'' (1965) *''Coming Out Party'' (1965) *''Cathy Come Home'' (1966) (as Kenneth Loach) *''In Two Minds'' (1967) *''The Golden Vision'' (1968) *''The Big Flame'' (1969) *''The Rank and the File'' (1971) - part of the Play for Today series. *''After a Lifetime'' (1971) *''A Misfortune'' (1973) *''Days of Hope'' (mini-series, 1975) *''The Price of Coal'' (1977) *''Auditions'' (1980) *''A Question of Leadership'' (1981) *''The Red and the Blue: Impressions of Two Political Conferences - Autumn 1982'' (1983) *''Questions of Leadership'' (1983) *''The View From the Woodpile'' (1989) ===Cinema=== *''Poor Cow'' (1967) *''Kes'' (1969) (as Kenneth Loach) *''The Save the Children Fund Film'' (1971) *''Family Life'' (1971) *''Black Jack'' (1979) *''The Gamekeeper'' (1980) *''Looks and Smiles'' (1981) (as Kenneth Loach) *''Which Side Are You On?'' (1984) *''Fatherland'' (1986) *''Hidden Agenda'' (1990). Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize. *''Riff-Raff'' (1990). Shown with subtitles in the USA, because of British dialects. *''Raining Stones'' (1993). Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize. *''Ladybird Ladybird'' (1994) *''Land and Freedom'' (1995). FIPRESCI International Critics Prize and the Cannes Film Festival Ecumenical Jury Prize. *''A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership'' (1995) *''Carla's Song'' (1996) *''The Flickering Flame'' (1997) *''My Name Is Joe'' (1998) *''Bread and Roses'' (2000) *''The Navigators (movie)'' (2001) *''Sweet Sixteen'' (2002) *''Ae Fond Kiss...'' (2004) ==External links== * * [http://www.1worldfilms.com/kenloach.htm A biography] * [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/458945/ Biography from BFI's screenonline] 1936 births British film directors Television directors
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Incidentally it is not technically true that the 'Question of Leadership' documentary was banned by the Conservative Government. Actually it was witheld from broadcast by Channel 4 on the grounds of 'lack of balance'. It was then (after an intensive going over by lawyers) cut to a two hour, one part documentary, which was due for broadcast at the time of the Miner's strike, but it was felt to be 'too inflammatory' and again its broadcast was 'postponed'. To date it has never been broadcast on British TV. (Comment by 130.209.6.40) :I've changed the article. Can you point us to some more concrete sources on this? User:Jihg 19:53, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)
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