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Land and Freedom (1995) Dir. Ken Loach
Image © NordNordWest Red Lester This film looks at the Spanish Civil War through the eyes of David Carr, an unemployed man from Liverpool. A member of the Communist Party, he is inspired to join the...
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The Wind That Shakes The Barley…Directed by Ken Loach.
Image © Terence wiki Nora Connolly I first saw this movie in 2006 and recall people leaving the cinema in tears. A powerful film directed by a master of the craft, Ken Loach. The last fifteen minutes...
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Orwell and Loach on Spain
Dr Alan Sennett Andreu Nin Even for the well read lay person, the politics of Republican Spain during the 1936-39 civil war can appear baffling. A viewing of Ken Loach’s 1995 film Land and Freedom...
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It`s raining stones again…
Nora Connolly Image © Tmaurizia When will UK interest rates rise? Pundits recently suggesting an increase likely prior to the next general election, a scenario which would allow the Coalition to spin...
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Days of Hope (1916: Joining Up – Episode 1): Directed by Ken Loach (1975)
LeftCentral Review This outstanding four part drama begins in 1916; it initially concentrates on Phillip Hargreaves (Nikolas Simmonds) and his wife Sarah Hargreaves (Pamela Brighton). The opening...
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro) – a Review
Lincoln Green 23 Jan 2014 Image © Raidarmax [The review contains plot details] The film was released in 2011, its title connected more with the hugely popular song of that name first released in the...
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