Versus - The Life and Films of Ken Loach

 Absolutely wonderful documentary. The content is more than powerful and meaningful, but the direction and editing are also brilliantly taking.

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Versus - The Life and Films of Ken Loach - BBC Documentary 2016

Ken Loach, who has been making socially aware dramas and documentaries for over 50 years, reflects on his often controversial career, with comments from colleagues, friends and family. Successes like Cathy Come Home, Kes and Palm d'Or winning The Wind that Shakes the Barley are matched by tales of projects shelved or pilloried, a stage play cancelled during rehearsals, and a personal tragedy.

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As you are doing it you're thinking 'how 

can I shoot this in such a way that it is

credible? So that I really believe it?"

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Synopsis

One of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, VERSUS: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF KEN LOACH presents a surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of Ken Loach’s career as he prepares to release his final major film I, DANIEL BLAKE later this year.

Director Louise Osmond was granted exclusive access on set and uses this as a starting point to assay Loach’s career, from his early work as a farcical theatre director, to his TV dramas and later as an award winning feature director.

As well as interviews with Loach, Osmond talks with a host of his friends, adversaries, colleagues and collaborators including: Cillian Murphy, Gabriel Byrne, Paul Laverty, Nell Dunn, Alan Parker, Melvyn Bragg, Sheila Hancock, Ricky Tomlinson, Chris Menges, Crissy Rock, and Barry Ackroyd.

This year will see Ken Loach celebrate his 80th birthday, release his 50th major work I, DANIEL BLAKE, and commemorate Cathy Come Home’s 50th anniversary in November. VERSUS: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF KEN LOACH is more than just a document of Loach’s work but a playful study on the process and struggles of creating such a unique career and body of work.

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BBC Films link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/film/versus_the_life_and_films_of_ken_loach