The spirit of '45

Every nation has its own spirit and personality, something people may complain all the time but acutally be pround of deep inside. As a foerign film student, I am glad Ken Loach presents us a unique perspective about this country, a era-changing period of time from the year 1945.
One of the greatest director in this century Tim Burton once said:“Certain things leave you in your life and certain things stay with you. And that's why we're all interested in movies- those ones that make you feel, you still think about. Because it gave you such an emotional response, it's actually part of your emotional make-up, in a way.” This is all this documentry gave me, full of emotion which is enough to affect one who doesn't know about the history and politics well.
Director Ken Loach has used film from Britain’s regional and national archives, alongside sound recordings and contemporary interviews to create a rich political and social narrative. Ken casts his eye on a 1945, when all the suffers ended after the war and people started topersue a better society and environment.

A&Q by director Ken Loach