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Classic Film Review: Coming of Age with a Kestrel — “Kes” (1970)
“Kes,” the break-out feature of Ken Loach, is an unblinking, unsentimental coming-of-age tale about a boy and his kestrel. It’s a Yorkshire “Yearling” from one of the greatest “kitchen sink realists” the British cinema produced, and one of the last. … Continue reading
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Tagged classic-film-review, education, falconry, ken-loach, kes, kitchen-sink-realism, learning, teachers, teaching, yorkshire
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Classic Film Review: A Brit Baby Boomer lost in His Own World — “Billy Liar” (1963)
Falling into “Billy Liar” is no easy feat, even for a film buff, over sixty years after it was released. It’s been included in more than one list of “the 100 Best British Films Ever Made,” albeit in the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged books, classic-film-review, fiction, julie-christie, kitchen-sink-realism, news, tom-courtenay, writing
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