Review of The Spirit of '45 (2013) by Chris B — 16 Feb 2014

Just amazing, if you watch one political documentary this year make it this one.

This review of The Spirit of '45 (2013) was written by Chris B on 16 Feb 2014.

The Spirit of '45 has generally received positive reviews.

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By Andrew Pulver (217) for Guardian (4,584) on 11 Feb 2013

Films are rarely this committed or, indeed, persuasive…

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By Tom Dawson (244) for Total Film (3,532) on 01 Mar 2013

It serves as a moving reminder of how, following the sacrifices of WWII, the British people collectively established a fairer society…

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By Adam K (1,533) on 03 Nov 2013

Ken Loach's documentary is a beautifully crafted and moving polemic charting the rise of the post-war British welfare state and its erosion…

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By Alec H (54) on 03 Apr 2015

Great documentary on the British Labour Party election of 1945 where the people voted in a social democratic government which nationalized…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 14 Mar 2013

The film ends up as a tale told by an ideologue, full of sound and fury, of question-begging certitudes and the siege engines of self-righteousness…

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By Stuart K (1,373) on 01 Jul 2013

Includes some interesting archive footage throughout, it is a sympathetic story of mid-20th century socialist ideology and how it is has been…

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By Tim Evans (725) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 13 Mar 2013

This is at its strongest when celebrating the simple fairness and basic decency of the welfare state and ends on an optimistic note…

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By Dave C (1,370) on 02 Mar 2014

Interesting, thought provoking and timely look at how and why the welfare state and nationalisation of major industries took shape and how…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 30 Nov 2013

A fond postcard from Ken Loach from the era when British socialism with a democratic spirit gripped the nation in a post-war embrace…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 14 Mar 2013

This film reminds us that admiring the health service has become a distinctively patriotic virtue…

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