A VIEW OF THE WORKING CLASS THROUGH KEN LOACH CINEMA

Authors : İsmail Taşar

Pages : 110-131

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Publication Date : 2023-04-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Ken Loach often deals with controversial topics in his films and makes many political references. The class struggle, the problems of workers, and unemployment are the essence of his films. In his films, Loach targets the lack of consciousness of individuals and the excessive capitalism that has led the working class to a dead end. In his films, the individual is in society and his relationship is in a reciprocal state. The problems of people from the lower strata and the workers` problems frequently covered by Ken Loach will be discussed through a literature review and descriptive film analysis method It is understood that the director specifically mentions these problems, which he often deals with in his films, in almost every film and draws attention to these problems and proposes solutions. Within the scope of this article, the films Bread and Roses insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2000);, The Navigators insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2001);, It`s a Free World insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(20007);, Looking for Eric insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2009);, The Angels` Share insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2012);, and I, Daniel Blake insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ben, Daniel Blake, 2016); will be briefly examined in order to show the typical features of Ken Loach films after the year 2000.
Keywords : Ken Loach, British Cinema, Labor Films, Political Cinema, Realistic Cinema