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Poor Cow

film by Loach [1967]
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  • Ken Loach

    His first feature film, Poor Cow (1967), focuses on the life of a working-class woman whose husband is in jail. It was followed by the poignant Kes (1970), about a boy, abused at home and school, who befriends a fledgling kestrel. That film received much acclaim, including a nomination…

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    His first feature film, Poor Cow (1967), focuses on the life of a working-class woman whose husband is in jail. It was followed by the poignant Kes (1970), about a boy, abused at home and school, who befriends a fledgling kestrel. That film received much acclaim, including a nomination…

    Read More