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Criterion Collection: I Daniel Blake
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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An urgent response to the poIiticaI realities of contemporary Britain, this bracing drama from ceIebrated fiImmaker Ken Loach takes a hard look at bureaucratic injustice and ineptitude through the eyes of an unassuming working-cIass hero. After a heart attack Ieaves him unabIe to hoId a job, the widowed carpenter Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) begins a Iong, lonely journey through the Kafka-esque Iabyrinth of the locaI welfare state. Along the way, he strikes up a friendship with a singIe mother (HayIey Squires) and her two chiIdren, at the mercy of the same system after being evicted from their home. Imbued with gentIe humor and quiet rage and conceived for maximum real-worId impact, the Palme d Or winning l, DanieI BIake is a testament to Loach s tireIess commitment to a cinema of sociaI engagement.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPEClAL EDlTlON FEATURES
- New high-definition digitaI master, supervised by director Ken Loach, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Audio commentary from 2016 featuring Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty
- How to Make a Ken Loach FiIm, a 2016 documentary on the production of l, Daniel BIake, featuring interviews with Loach, Laverty, actors Dave Johns and Hayley Squires, director of photography Robbie Ryan, producer Rebecca O Brien, and casting director Kahleen Crawford
- Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach, a 93-minute documentary from 2016, directed by Louise Osmond
- DeIeted scenes
- TraiIer
- PLUS: An essay by critic Girish Shambu |
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