
film director
Director de cine y guionista inglés (nacido en 1936)
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Join the roomKenneth Charles Loach es un cineasta inglés retirado. Su estilo de dirección socialmente crítico y sus puntos de vista socialistas son evidentes en su tratamiento cinematográfico de temas sociales como la pobreza, la falta de vivienda y los derechos laborales.
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“You can't treat mental health on an assembly line, which is the way it is now organised.”
“[On where he fits on the left] I would have thought if you want to align yourself to any left current, the one to follow would be the one that fought Stalinism at the outset, and that was the left opposition and [[Leon Trotsky|[Leon] Trotsky]]. So I think that socialist current is the one I care to be identified with.”
“If there has been a rise [in antisemitism in Europe] I am not surprised. In fact, it is perfectly understandable because Israel feeds feelings of antisemitism.”
“Left Unity was formed a few months ago to work towards such co-operation. The task is considerable. We are used to working and campaigning within our own small organisations. The proliferation of radical newspapers is witness to that. But the need is urgent. If we don't act together, the poverty, exploitation and alienation will get worse.”
“If Loach could make a film without a camera he would. He wants the actors to just be themselves so that everything looks as though it has just happened.”
“The family took the rightwing Daily Express, and Loach would read it cover to cover, never questioning its values. As far as he was concerned, it simply reflected the world. "I adopted the Tories like you adopt a team," he says, embarrassed. How long did he adopt them for? "Probably until I was 19, when I went into the RAF."”
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