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Kes protests at this educational void that does not take into account individual skills, and suggests this is a consequence of capitalist society, which demands a steady supply of unskilled labour." [ 9 ] Golding also quoted director Ken Loach who stated that, "It [the film] should be dedicated to all the lads who had failed their 11-plus.
A Kestrel for a Knave is a novel by English author Barry Hines, published in 1968.Set in an unspecified mining area in Northern England, the book follows Billy Casper, a young working-class boy troubled at home and at school, who finds and trains a kestrel whom he names "Kes".
Sounder, by William H. Armstrong (1969) A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck (1972) A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, by Alice Childress (1973) Ordinary People, by Judith Guest (1976) A River Runs Through It, by Norman Maclean (1976) Vision Quest, by Terry Davis (1979) The Body, short story by Stephen King (1982)
Christopher Eccleston says Ken Loach's film changed his view on "art for working class people".
Melvin Barry Hines, FRSL (30 June 1939 – 18 March 2016) was an English author, playwright and screenwriter. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern England, particularly in his native West Riding/South Yorkshire.
The list also includes the film Kes (1969). Some children's motion pictures belong to the category of avant-garde films because of the unconventional and often controversial treatment of the subject. [45] According to film scholars; an important example of an avant-garde children's film is the British film Pink Floyd The Wall (1982).
Colin Welland (born Colin Edward Williams; 4 July 1934 – 2 November 2015) was an English actor and screenwriter.He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Mr Farthing in Kes (1969) and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Chariots of Fire (1981).
After Kes was released in 1970, Bradley joined the cast of the children's television programme The Flaxton Boys as Peter Weekes in series two, and starred as Terry Connor in the children's adventure serial The Jensen Code in 1973. [5] He also had guest roles in episodes of popular, established drama series such as Z Cars and A Family at War.