Kes (film)
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Kes (1969) is a British film by director Ken Loach. Set in the Monk Bretton area of Barnsley, the film contains broad Yorkshire dialect, on a level that is now dying out across even the mining parts of the county.
The film focuses on Billy Casper, who has little hope in life beyond becoming a coal miner and is bullied both at home and at school. He is mischievous himself - often being in trouble at school for smoking and misbehaving. He finds an outlet in life through training a hawk that he discovered on a farm to fly and perform tricks.
The novel on which the film is based, 'A Kestrel for a Knave' was written by Barry Hines in the 60s. Both the film and the book are very slow-moving and provide an authentic portrait of life in the mining areas of Yorkshire around the time.
Books On The Film
Life after Kes is the complete story surrounding Ken Loach’s gritty northern classic Kes. With extensive research and interviews, by the author, from the cast, crew and extras including Ken Loach, Barry Hines, Tony Garnett, David Bradley, Colin Welland, Brian Glover, Chris Menges, John Cameron and many more
This book is due for release in October 2005 (for more information vistit the link below.)
External links
- Kes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064541/) at the Internet Movie Database
- Life After Kes - An Anthology of the Film Kes (http://www.lifeafterkes.co.uk)
