Ken loach film looking for eric

Set in manchester, the film follows the struggles of eric bishop, a postman trying to bring up two teenage stepsons on his own in a disintegrating community where crime and violence has. A perfect mix of comedy and drama, passion for football and social commitment, fantasy and realism. Ken loach celebrity profile check out the latest ken loach photo gallery, biography. In the case of looking for eric, the comedy aspects of the film have been emphasised over other aspects, such as the director. One night, when erics talking to a poster of his hero, exfootballing legend eric cantona, the poster not only responds, but comes to life. Directed by ken loach, written by paul laverty coming to theaters in nyc may 14th. The short film i dream of zinedine zidane 2005 directed by tim gee. Ken loach truly made a heartwarming and profoundly uplifting tale of a struggling widower whose grief has gotten the better of him. British director ken loach creates gritty depictions of working class. Eric bishop, a manchester postman, is going through a bad patch. Despite the joyful friendship and the good humor of his postal. Looking for eric ken loach officiele nederlandse trailer. A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor the exfootballer eric cantona in this comedydrama from acclaimed british director ken loach. In the tradition of feelgood comedies like the full monty, waking ned devine comes looking for eric, the movie by ken loach the wind that shakes the barley.

The ken loach youtube channel gives you access to his early major films, including cathy come home, a 1966 bbc docudrama that portrays a young couple grappling with poverty, unemployment, and homelessness, and also kes, a 1970 movie thats now ranked seventh on the british film institutes list of the top ten british films. Eric cantona made football an art, a philosophy, something beautiful. A tale of redemption, friendship and good will, looking for eric may just be the film you need to put a smile on your face. You dont have to be a brit to love this film directed by ken loach. Stephen loach born 1963, nicholas born 1965, died 1971 in a road accident, hannah loach born 1967, director jim loach born 1969, and documentary filmmaker emma loach born 1972. Eric bishop steve evets is a postman living in manchester whose life has been slowly going off the rails ever since his wife, lily stephanie bishop, walked out on him.

Ken loachs bittersweet comedy drama looking for eric witnesses the veteran british director undertaking one of his first forays into magic realism. Imagine if a boxing fan had mohamed ali suddenly pop into his home to offer sage advice about life. Looking for eric is loachs first comedy in 20 years. Ken loachs new film is an unsparing look at the human costs of the gig economy. Looking for eric is a 2009 britishfrench film about the escape from the trials of modern life that football and its heroes can bring for its fans. All his life has been a dead run from responsibility, and yet hes saddled with two obstreperous sons refusing to grow into responsible men themselves. Ken loachs 2009 film seemed a relatively unlikely one, looking for eric was a film inspired by, coproduced by and featuring football legend eric cantona. Sweet sixteen that premiered to laughter and applause at the cannes film festival. Looking for eric was an official selection at the 2009 cannes film festival. Ken loach has been shooting the climax of his forthcoming film looking for eric, in which a postman steve evets, also called eric, whose life is disintegrating, has visions of. Come home, resulting in an aesthetic that makes the work of ken loach so identifiable. The cannes film festivals latest contenders are a cinematic odd couple british director ken loach and french soccer legend eric cantona, who stars in loachs festival entry looking for eric.

Ken loach in looking for eric 2009 steve evets in looking for eric 2009 steve. His two stepsons excel in little scams of all kinds, his daughter reproaches him for not being up to scratch, and his sentimental life is a desert. But a hugely inspired romantic trick distinguishes this one from sweet sixteen, the wind that shakes the barley and kes. Middleaged working class postman eric bishop seems to carry the weight of postblair britain on his shoulders. Mark deming, rovi a man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor in this. After his palme dorwinning the wind that shook the barley 2006, loach has returned with a comedydrama that features a. Steve evets, eric cantona, stephanie bishop, gerard kearns, lucyjo hudson.

Eric cantona in looking for eric and french film telegraph. Bleak and uncompromising, but director ken loach brightens his film with gorgeous cinematography and tight pacing, and features a fine performance from cillian murphy. Ken loach has said that former manchester united footballer eric cantona showed no ego on the set of his new film looking for eric the director told the guardian that the footballer, who was. Ken loachs latest is an uplifting, entertaining and amusing sociodrama featuring a matchwinning performance from eric cantona. The film blends enchanting and refreshing fantasythemed whimsicality with an irresistible core of warmth and sweetness that loach unveils in the hardscrabble workingclass life that occupies center stage. Looking for eric sound genuine because it tells a story where football represents a distraction from the bleak and miserable reality and helps people carry on, but also because erica cantona is not just a football star, but embodies the popular. No one would begrudge him a wellearned boxoffice hit from such an. Het scenario werd geschreven door paul laverty en regisseur ken loach.

European film, european director ken loach, european screenwriter paul laverty, european actor dave johns winner outstanding british film at the british academy film awards 2017 bafta. Mis bijvoorbeeld nooit meer een film van stanley kubrick of meryl streep. Steve evets and eric cantona in ken loachs film the new. By now, youll know that ken loachs new film stars eric cantona as the imaginary mentor of a manchester postman who suffers panic.

In his fifth decade of filmmaking, ken loach continues to surprise us. Although typically ken loachy, looking for eric is not one of the directors usual reallife pessimistic tales. His latest film looking for eric, which opens in the twin cities this weekend, includes an unlikely collaborator a french soccer superstar. British director ken loach creates gritty depictions of working class life. With steve evets, eric cantona, stephanie bishop, gerard kearns. Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life. In looking for eric, englands master of abrasive realism has made what almost passes for a fairy tale by his standards. A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor in this comedy drama from acclaimed british director ken loach. Marketing a film is all about maximising the cinema audience. Looking for eric isnt a loach masterpiece, but its great fun and is set fair to be his first commercial smash since kes. His strength is social realism and a critique of the limited options within a class system. It was written by screenwriter paul laverty and directed by the english director ken loach. And although generally speaking, ken loach seems to be.

Ken loachs looking for eric begins behind the wheel of a car going the wrong way down a oneway street. The united legend stars in the new ken loach film looking for eric which has. Mister monkeymans rating of the film looking for eric mister monkeyman mix of realism and fantasy could have gone badly wrong, but ken loach is old and wise enough to keep the focus on the characters and achieves a sense of authenticity in the midst of the sometimes farfetched situations. Ken loach, one of britains mostrespected directors, is best known for gritty social realism, but this charming fantasy shows he has a great sense of humour too. Ken loach teams up with soccer legend eric cantona in. Steve evets, eric cantona, stephanie bishop, gerard kearns, stefan gumbs, lucyjo hudson, cole williams, dylan williams, matthew mcnulty, laura ainsworth, ken loach, looking for eric il mio amico eric, looking for eric, il mio amico eric, ken loach, steve evets, eric cantona, stephanie bishop, gerard kearns, looking for eric il mio. In 1967, he directs poor cow, his first feature film, and achieves international recognition with kes 1969 and family life 1971, which wins the. Film director ken loach goes looking for eric the current.

However, looking for eric is clearly being marketed as a comedy. Looking for eric is the last film i would have expected from ken loach, the great british director of films about working class lives. Steve evets and eric cantona star in ken loachs looking for eric, which has plenty of grit and workingclass stoicism. Eric has just been released from the hospital after an. Review ken loachs new film is an unsparing look at the. Its also the first film ive seen for some considerable time to receive a sustained round of delighted applause afterwards from a full. Ken loach born in 1936 in nuneaton england, ken loach starts out as an actor, before joining the bbc in 1963 where he becomes one of the pioneers of a new form of drama based on real events.

Combining unlikely ingredients can make for great food and great movies. The result is looking for eric, easily loachs most lighthearted film despite tackling salient sombre social issues around family and community breakdown and the parallel erosion of the cultural commons. Film director ken loach goes looking for eric mpr news. Also nominated for best film, director ken loach, supporting actress hayley squires and original screenplay paul. Looking for eric 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. It deals with the downs, the loss, the regrets, the panic attacks and humiliation. Though, as youd expect with a loach film, he still plumbs the depths along the way.