EAN: 9781839025648

KES - DAVID FORREST KARTONIERT (TB)

Ken Loach's 1969 drama Kes  considered one of the finest examples of British social realism 
tells the story of Billy  a working class boy who finds escape and meaning when he takes a
fledgling kestrel from its nest. David Forrest's study of the film examines the genesis of the
original novel  Barry Hines' A Kestrel for a Knave (1968)  the eventual collaboration that
brought it to the screen  and the film's funding and production processes. He provides an in
depth analysis of key scenes and draws on archival sources to shed new light on the film's most
celebrated moments. He goes on to consider the film's lasting legacy  having influenced films
like Ratcatcher (1999) and This is England (2006)  both in terms of its contribution to film
history and as a document of political and cultural value. He makes a case for the film's
renewed relevance in our present era of systemic economic (and regional) inequality  alienated
labour  increasingly narrow educational systems  toxic masculinity  and ecological crisis. Kes
endures  he argues  because it points towards the possibility for emancipation and fulfilment
through a more responsive and nurturing approach to education  a more delicate and symbiotic
relationship with landscape and the non-human  and an emotional articulacy and sensitivity
shorn of the rigid expectations of gender.

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