Ken Loach: The Politics of Film and Television - Hardcover

John Hill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844572021 ISBN 13: 9781844572021

Publisher: British Film Institute, 2011

Synopsis

John Hill's definitive study looks at the career and work of British director Ken Loach. From his early television work (Cathy Come Home) through to landmark films (Kes) and examinations of British society (Looking For Eric) this landmark study reveals Loach as one of the great European directors.
 

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Review:

Not only offers a detailed critical study of virtually Loach's entire output from the now-lost BBC play Catherine (1964) to his most recent feature Route Irish (2010), but also explores the internal and external politics governing their production and reception, in often fascinating detail... This is clearly the most important addition to Loach scholarship since Graham Fuller's book-length 1998 interview Loach on Loach.' - Michael Brooke, Sight & Sound

'Hill's definitive study of Loach's television and film production from the mid-1960s to the present combines first-rate primary research with insightful thematic analysis to situate the director and his work within the political, institutional, and artistic contexts that gave the work form.' - CHOICE

Book Description:

A definitive study of the great British director, addressing Loach's entire film and television career, and drawing on original archival research and interviews with Loach himself.

About this edition

• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1844572021
• ISBN 13: 9781844572021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256