Ken Loach | |
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 Loach in 2014 | |
| Born | Kenneth Charles Loach 17 June 1936 Nuneaton, England |
| Education | King Edward VI Grammar School, Warwickshire |
| Alma mater | St Peter's College, Oxford (BA) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1962–present |
| Political party | Labour (1962–1994, 2015–2021)[1][2] Left Unity (2012–2015) Respect (2004–2012) |
| Spouse |
Lesley Ashton
(m. 1962) |
| Children | 5, including Jim |
| Relatives | Elliot Levey (son-in-law) |
Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is an English filmmaker. His socially critical directing style and socialist views 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).
Loach's film Kes (1969) was voted the seventh greatest British film of the 20th century in a poll by the British Film Institute. Two of his films, The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) and I, Daniel Blake (2016), received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making him one of only nine filmmakers to win the award twice.[3] He also holds the record for the most films screened in the main competition at Cannes with 15.[4]
- ^ Skoulding, Lucy (19 July 2021). "Ken Loach and Bakers' Union president could be expelled from the Labour Party on Tuesday". Left Foot Forward.
- ^ @KenLoachSixteen (14 August 2021). "'Labour HQ finally decided I'm not fit to be a member of their party, as I will not disown those already expelled. Well...' KL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Collin, Robbie (22 May 2016). "Ken Loach wins the 2016 Palme d'Or cementing his place in the festival's pantheon of great directors". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Clarke, Donald (13 May 2023). "Cannes film festival 2023: return of the old guard royalty of Loach, Wenders and Scorsese. Then there's Johnny Depp". The Irish Times.