{"product_id":"5035673012833-ken-loach-riff-raff-raining-stones-ladybird-ladybird-blu-ray","title":"Ken Loach Collection (3-disc Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHREE FILMS BY KEN LOACH (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKen Loach is arguably Britain's most lauded director of the last 30 years. This collection presents three films emblematic of the acclaimed filmmaker's talent for engaging with social injustice and contemporary politics in stories by turn funny, heart-breaking and harrowing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Riff Raff Glaswegian jailbird Stevie (Robert Carlyle) heads to London to find work but discovers a world of corruption and degradation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInner-city poverty is brought to the fore in Raining Stones, as unemployed Bob's (Bruce Jones) desperate attempts to afford a communion dress for his daughter results in a succession of disasters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by real events, Ladybird Ladybird is an emotional and harrowing story of a woman's fight to keep her children and relationship intact in the face of bureaucratic interference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRiff-Raff UK   1991   1.37:1   colour   96 mins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaining Stones UK   1993   1.37:1   colour   91 mins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLadybird Ladybird UK   1994   1.66:1   colour   102 mins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Includes a newly remastered presentation of Ladybird Ladybird approved by the director\u003cbr\u003e * Ken Loach: The Guardian Lecture at the National Film Theatre with Derek Malcolm (1992, 71 mins)\u003cbr\u003e * Face to Face: Jeremy Isaccs talks to Ken Loach (Geraldine Dowd, 1991, 39 mins): the former Head of Channel Four discusses the filmmaker's life and career\u003cbr\u003e * Carry on Ken (Toby Reisz, 2006, 47 mins): an in-depth documentary appraising the director\u003cbr\u003e * Original trailers for all three films\u003cbr\u003e * Stills Galleries\u003cbr\u003e * Fully illustrated booklet with new writing by David Archibald, original reviews and full film credits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUK   1991 - 1994  colour   289 minutes   English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles   Original aspect ratios 1.37:1 and 1.66:1   cert 18   BD50 x 3   1080P   24fps   PCM stereo and mono audio (48kHz\/24-Bit  region B\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55135187861878,"sku":"5035673012833","price":52.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_2094924_1721278_jpg_c165f5d4-24d2-4302-9cfa-9ba497eaeda0.jpg?v=1736580767","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/5035673012833-ken-loach-riff-raff-raining-stones-ladybird-ladybird-blu-ray","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}