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Special Features

 

  • 16 page booklet
  • Director commentaries
  • Documentaries
  • 48 minute documentary made last year where Ken Loach is interviewed about his 40 year career making films, and includes views from Ricky Tomlinson, Robert Carlyle, Brian Cox, Peter Mullan to name a few, on working with the director.

Review

 

Available together in a box set for the first time, experience the drama and intensity from some truly ground-breaking and memorable British Cinema.

Cathy Come Home (1965): Cathy Come Home is probably the most famous British television play ever - watched by a quarter of the population both on its first broadcast in 1966 and on its repeat in 1967. Its impact was enormous, provoking questions in the Houses of Parliament and helping launch the new housing charity 'Shelter'.
Ken Loach and producer Tony Garnett also ushered in a new style of television drama , taking the cameras onto the streets and fusing documentary and drama styles to give the story an extra sense of reality, and a devastating emotional impact.

My Name Is Joe (1998):

Sweet Sixteen (2002): Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, Liam (Compston), a Scottish teenager from a tough background, sets out to raise the money for a home.

Land And Freedom (1995): Ian Hart stars as David Carr, an idealistic young member of the British Communist Party who decides to join the leftist forces fighting fascism in 1936 Spain, in this drama from director Ken Loach. The story is told in long flashbacks framed by the perspective of Carr's granddaughter, who has found her recently deceased grandfather's diaries that detail his wartime experiences.

The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006): Ireland 1920: workers from field and country unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless "Black and Tan" squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for independence. Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien abandons his burgeoning career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy, in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom.

Ae Fond Kiss (2004): Casim is a second generation Pakistani from Glasgow. Working as a DJ in Glasgow's coolest venues, Casim dreams of buying his own club. His parents Tariq and Sadia are devout Muslims and plan for him to marry his beautiful cousin Jasmine, who is soon to arrive in the UK. Plans go awry when Casim meets Roisin.

A teacher at his sister Tahara's school, Roisin is different from any girl he's ever met. She's gorgeous, intelligent and definitely possesses a mind of her own. She and Casim soon fall deeply in love. But Casim knows all too well that, even if he wasn't due to marry, his parents would never accept a 'goree' - a white girl. As a Catholic, Roisin finds that her own community isn't very supportive either. When their relationship is discovered, the repercussions of the scandal reach far and wide and sparks fly as cultures clash and personalities collide.

Hidden Agenda (1990): American activists Paul Sullivan (Dourif) and his fiancee Ingrid Jessner (McDormand) journey to Belfast to probe allegations of brutal human rights abuses by British security forces. When Paul is killed under mysterious circumstances, the official reports list him as an I.R.A. accomplice. But Ingrid and British policeman Paul Kerrigan (Cox) question the findings and begin to uncover a shocking high-level conspiracy. Now, with their safety in jeopardy, they must decide whether to risk everything to reveal the truth...

Carla's Song (1996): A bus driver falls for a refugee from Nicaragua and eventually she succumbs to his charms. But she remains haunted by what happened to her boyfriend during the Nicaraguan revolution. They decide to travel to the South American country and put the ghosts to rest....

Technical Details

 

Carol White ; Ray Brooks ; Emmett Hennessy ; Peter Mullan ; Martin Compston ; Ian Hart ; Cillian Murphy ; Gary Lewis ; Frances McDormand ; Brian Cox ; Brad Dourif ; Robert Carlyle

Ken Loach

18 years and over

English

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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