Irish Film Institute -FEAST YOUR EYES: I, DANIEL BLAKE

FEAST YOUR EYES: I, DANIEL BLAKE

Director: KEN LOACH

100 mins, UK, 2016, Digital


This film screened 26th October 2016.

This month’s pairing of a main course and a film is Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake. 

The scenario in the film is pure Loach: carpenter Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is convalescing from a mild heart attack, but finds himself in the paradoxical position of not being ill enough to claim benefits. He is the quintessential little man caught in the gears of a bureaucratic, Kafkaesque health system. Though not without humour, I, Daniel Blake simmers with quiet outrage for the petty injustices meted out to the most vulnerable members of society.

Menu

Meat

“Wylam Ale” Sausages on a Creamy Onion Mash and a Fruity Red Wine Gravy

Fish

Fillet of Haddock in a Newcastle Brown Ale batter with mushy peas and handcut chips

Vegetarian

Pan Haggarty with Salad and Poached Egg

Tickets €20, free list suspended

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