Looking for Eric
UK, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain , 2009.

Directed by: Ken Loach
Script: Paul Laverty
Producer: Rebecca O'Brien
Production company: Studio Sixteen Films
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Editing: Jonathan Morris
Music: George Fenton
Cast: Eric Cantona, Steve Evets, Lucy-Jo Hudson, Matthew McNulty, Gerard Kearns, Stephanie Bishop

Format: 35mm
Running time: 113'

Synopsis
Eric the postman is slipping through his own fingers... His wife has gone, his stepsons are out of control and the house was chaotic even before a cement mixer appeared in the front garden. Life is crazy enough, but it is Eric's own secret that is driving him to the brink. How can he face up to Lily, the woman of his dreams that he once loved and walked out on many years ago? Despite the comical efforts and misplaced goodwill of his mates, Eric continues to sink. In desperate times it takes a spliff and a special friend to help a lost postman find his way, so Eric turns to his hero: footballing genius, philosopher and poster boy, Eric Cantona.

Directors Biography
Ken Loach was born in 1936 in Nuneaton. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School and went on to study law at St. Peter's Hall, Oxford. After a brief spell in the theatre, Loach was recruited by the BBC in 1963 as a television director. This launched a long career directing films for television and the cinema, from 'Cathy Come Home' and 'Kes' in the sixties to 'Land And Freedom,' 'Sweet Sixteen' and 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley' in recent years.

Location and screening schedule:
SC Cinema, Wednesday, October 21st at 14.00
Europa Cinema, Wednesday, October 21st at 21.30