KEN LOACH’S FAIR SHARE OF HOME AND FAMILY ISSUES FROM CATHY COME HOME AND THE ANGELS’ SHARE TO SORRY, WE MISSED YOU
KEN LOACH’S FAIR SHARE OF HOME AND FAMILY ISSUES FROM CATHY COME HOME AND THE ANGELS’ SHARE TO SORRY, WE MISSED YOU
Author(s): Andrea VelichSubject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: family; home; hope; Ken Loach; representation; social realism;
Summary/Abstract: 84-year old Ken Loach is known today as one of the best British social realist film directors. In this essay, I shall try to prove that there is some stubborn consistency in his oeuvre, in the representation of the disenfranchised and basic social issues (like health, home and family) and their emotional strain on families as well as in the criticism of the Establishment for unemployment, poverty, sickness or addictions, from Cathy Come Home (1966) to his last film, Sorry, we missed you (2019). In the past few years, Ken Loach seems to have lost the optimism still present in The Angels’ Share (2012).
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 27/2021
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 125-134
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English