Review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) by David Ansen for Newsweek — 27 Jun 2010
Loach hurls us into the fracas, circa 1920, and creates such a vivid sense of the nuts and bolts of guerilla war you almost forget you are watching a period piece. Unlike the epic sweep of Neil Jordan's "Billy Collins," which spoke in a syntax closer to Hollywood's, "The Wind" doesn't paint over its political arguments with a patina of nostalgia.
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This review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) was written by David Ansen and published by Newsweek on 27 Jun 2010.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley has generally received very positive reviews.
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