{"product_id":"kes-by-david-forrest-9781839025648","title":"Kes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Loach's 1969 drama \u003ci\u003eKes\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Forrest’s study of the film examines the genesis of the original novel, Barry Hines’ \u003ci\u003eA Kestrel for a Knave\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe goes on to consider the film’s lasting legacy, having influenced films like \u003ci\u003eRatcatcher\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eThis is England\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKes\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455609356524,"sku":"9781839025648","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81lIc1fXSHL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774787343","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/kes-by-david-forrest-9781839025648","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}