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(aka 'Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home')
directed by
Ken Loach
UK 1966
"Cathy Come Home" resulted in a change in the law, ranking it among the most important British theatrical/TV works ever shown. Instrumental in starting the Housing Charity Shelter and later an adjustment in the law in regards to homelessness, it still ranks as a powerhouse of circumstantial eroding family values, lifestyle, and environmental living conditions. It ultimately asks the question: What do you do when your alternatives run out?
Ray Brooks and Carol White star as the hopeful,
planning newlyweds who befall bad times when he is unfortunately injured at
work. As a domino progression, each valid step in their lives turns more tragic.
Heaps of sympathetic emotion bubble over, but it is never shown by director
Loach in a cloying way. His matter-of-fact docu-drama direction keeps the viewer
on solid footing the entire time. This may be the key to the expression. It
drives home much further than simply thinking "I wasn't aware that it was that
bad for some". This is a film that stays with you long after the message has
sunk in. A true masterpiece.
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Theatrical Release: November 16th, 1962 - UK Television
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DVD Review: BFI Video - Region 2 - PAL
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Distribution | BFI Video - Region 2 - PAL | |
Runtime | 1:16:48 | |
Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.97 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) | |
Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Ken
Loach Commentary |
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is a fabulous DVD. Lots of good grain in the image, superb menus and
subtitles, solid extras with a director commentary. I don't know what
more you could ask. |
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