Ken Loach's Touching Character Study Is Fueled by Righteous Indignation. British director Ken Loach is out of retirement and back at Cannes, where he’s been 1. Thursday afternoon.“I, Daniel Blake” comes a decade after Loach won the Palme d’Or for “The Wind That Shakes the Barley” and only two years after he was at Cannes with “Jimmy’s Hall.” That means his “retirement” was barely a retirement at all — just a brief respite for a man who started putting slices of social- realism drama (plus occasional comedies and period pieces) on screen before he was 3. The Doctor Blake Mysteries (TV Series 2013–) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.From its opening scenes, in which the title character has an exasperating conversation with a government lackey, it’s clear that Loach is back to work the same territory he’s worked in the past. Like many of his films dating all the way back to “Kes” in 1. Also Read: Cannes Report, Day 2: Julia Roberts Makes Festival Debut as 'Money Monster' Falls Short With Critics. The title character, played by Dave Johns, is a British carpenter who needs government help after suffering a serious heart attack; following a series of humiliations at the hands of an infuriating bureaucracy, he befriends a young single mother, Katie (Hayley Squires), who has herself been pushed to the breaking point by the unfeeling agents of government. The strength of “I, Daniel Blake” lies in its simplicity, in the details of hardscrabble existence — Katie uses her money to buy food and clothes for her children, but she steals when her own needs intrude — and particularly in the restrained, lived- in performances from Johns and Squires, the former in particular a real contender for a Cannes acting award. Loach is at his best when he sketches working- class lives quietly and with real affection, but “I, Daniel Blake” becomes more problematic when it comes to the Unfeeling Bureaucracy, which is populated with villains who all but twirl their mustaches as they make life miserable for our heroes. Also Read: Cannes Parties: The Top 1. Invites at the 2.
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But thanks to the indelible lead performances, the characters’ quest to hang onto a shred of self- respect in a system that seems designed to take it away becomes utterly heartbreaking; even when they’re making bad decisions, we never doubt that these are good people, and the audience at the first screening in Cannes’ Salle Debussy clearly felt deeply for them and responded enthusiastically to the film. Sure, Loach’s righteous indignation occasionally made for an uneasy fit with what is otherwise lovely, low- key filmmaking — but as anybody who’s spent time on hold with a faceless bureaucracy knows, it’s awfully easy to feel righteous and indignant in those circumstances. That’s a feeling that connects even in the tony halls of Cannes. This was after their marriage had broken up. Roger and I went to a nice party, and he spoke to Charles Bronson and Sean Penn and this other lady sitting next to Sean. And eventually Roger said to me, 'I'm tired and I have to get up early, but I know my editors will want something about Sean and Madonna. So I have to wait until she gets here.' I said, 'You've been talking to her for the last half hour.'. I was there with 'The Tree of Life,' and I walked down my first red carpet with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, the three of us holding each other's hands. But I was also there for this very small film I made for $1. And I finally picked it up, and there was a text: 'Palme d'Or, . I feel like my career was born in Cannes. A tiny little French poodle had a suite all to himself! The dog wound up shitting all over the carpet and the Carlton Hotel expelled Jerry and his dog before he could do any promotional work for us. Suddenly the paparazzi began to take notice of me, yelling at me to get my attention, and the flashes started going off. I wondered who they were mistaking me for when suddenly I realized they were yelling 'bouge!' to me, which means 'move!' Turns out Gina Gershon was right behind me. Martin Scorsese and I spent a day in a Majestic penthouse suite jointly pitching key foreign distributors on his career- long passion project 'Silence' . It was Marty's first- ever experience personally pre- selling his movie in Cannes - - but I was all the time wondering to myself, 'Why the hell does he need me here?' That's a guy who knows how to pitch a movie. The concierge calls the airport, then turns to the buyer and says, 'I'm sorry, but your suitcase? Kaboom!' The airport had blown the suitcase up since it was sitting out front and no one was there to claim it. The buyer did the entire Cannes market with holes burned in his sweater, suits and pants - - anything that hadn't been totally burned to a crisp. That's why I hand- carry all my clothes on the plane. The best moment was when black horses and horsemen came riding across the lawn in front of the chateau. As the evening drew to a close the owner of the chateau, a dashing older gentlemen seemingly straight out of a movie set, asked me to move to France and live there with him- -not really my cup of tea, but a fun path- not- chosen moment in life. The three of us rented a tiny apartment, bunking together to make ends meet, running up and down the Croisette talking to anyone that would listen. Fast- forward four years, we were standing alongside David Lynch on the Palais stage, accepting the Palme D' Or for 'Wild at Heart.' That night was a blur, but we partied hard at the Carlton, and all I remember is the five- figure champagne bill. I made some calls begging, borrowing and negotiating to make it happen. I got him the only parking spot where his yacht would fit, and I became his agent after that. Then he threw a big party, which was very generous, and I got to invite all my friends. I remember the last year the weather was so bad that I had more guests throwing up than watching the fashion show we put on, with models walking around. It may not be the happiest story, but it illustrates how unpredictable Cannes is at every turn.? And the Norwegian media and public didn't really care. So when I was there last year with 'Louder Than Bombs' and I walked up the staircase to the Grand Palais as the first co- produced Norwegian film in the main competition in 3. I was thinking about my grandfather, who passed away when I was 9. And now the Norwegian media cared.
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