Raining Stones
England
1993, Color, English; Turkish captioned, 91 dk
1994 Evening Standard British Film Awards; Best Film, Best Screenplay 1993 Cannes Film Festival; Jury Prize
Director: Ken Loach
Screenplay: Jim Allen
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Editing: Jonathan Morris
Music: Stewart Copeland
Producer: Sally Hibbin
Production: Parallax Pictures, Channel Four Television Corporation
Cast: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey
Synopsis
A quietly moving tale of life on the breadline at a time of pervasive unemployment. The purchase of a child’s communion dress becomes the emotionally essential heart of the film, even if it involves dealing with notoriously vicious loan sharks. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money.
Ken Loach
Born in 1936, the British director, with a sixty-year career which he now plans to retire, has put his name among the legendary creators of film history. After completing his law studies at Oxford, he began to work in a repertory theatre. From the mid-1960s onwards, he made television films that allowed him to step onto the big screen. One of these films, "Cathy Come Home", which he wrote and directed and which was aired in 1966, made him famous in the United Kingdom with its success. Then, he made an international acclaim with his first feature film "Poor Cow" and "Kes" which is considered one of the most important masterpieces of British cinema today. Over the years, he won numerous awards for his films. He has won the Palme d'Or the biggest prize of the Cannes Film Festival, twice and is one of the few artists in the history of the festival to have achieved this success. Currently, the 87-year-old director is planning to end his career with “The Old Oak” which is also competed at Cannes this year.
