Kes
UK | 1969 | 95 mins
from Barry Hines’s novel A Kestrel for a Knave, adapted by Barry Hines, Ken Loach & Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loachstarring David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher & Lynne Perrie
A classic by all stretches of the imagination. It projected Loach to the forefront of British filmmaking but also transformed the lives of all children growing up in the 1970s with its gritty portrayal of Yorkshire and the glimmer of hope provided by an unlikely relationship between a boy and a bird. Bradley, who had never previously acted, provides an unaffected, natural performance. A deeply affecting film that is gripping all the way from drab start to shattering climax Film4 Generously sponsored by Cranbrook FilmsAdults £6 | Under 25s £4
See also:Five Children and It, Where the Wild Things Are
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