#906: LOACH, Ken: I, Daniel Blake (2016)

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LOACH, Ken (United Kingdom)
I, Daniel Blake [2016]
Spine #906
Blu-ray


An urgent response to the political realities of contemporary Britain, this bracing drama from celebrated filmmaker Ken Loach takes a hard look at bureaucratic injustice and ineptitude through the eyes of an unassuming working-class hero. After a heart attack leaves him unable to hold a job, the widowed carpenter Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) begins a long, lonely journey through the Kafkaesque labyrinth of the local welfare state. Along the way, he strikes up a friendship with a single mother (Hayley Squires) and her two children, at the mercy of the same system after being evicted from their home. Imbued with gentle humor and quiet rage and conceived for maximum real-world impact, the Palme d'Or-winning I, Daniel Blake is a testament to Loach's tireless commitment to a cinema of social engagement.

100 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2018
Director/Writers


Screenplay by Paul Laverty.
Ken Loach was 80 when he directed I, Daniel Blake.

Other Loach films in the Collection:

#561: Kes (1970)

The Film

A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

 The Booklet

Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Girish Shambu.

Commentary

From 2016 featuring Loach and screenwriter Laverty.

How to Make a Ken Loach Film

A 2016 documentary on the production of I, Daniel Blake.

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

A 2016 documentary directed by Louise Osmond.

Deleted scenes

Trailer

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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