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XanaDUer2

(15,743 posts) Wed Oct 11, 2023, 07:00 PM Oct 2023

Anybody here see Kes (1969)?

An abused working- class yorkshire boy, bullied at home and school, takes a kestral as a pet and trains him?

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The ending is super sad. I'm not sure I'm up to it emotionally

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Anybody here see Kes (1969)? (Original Post) XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 OP

No, and thanks for the head's up. I don't like super sad things Glorfindel Oct 2023 #1

Me either XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #3

Loved it dickthegrouch Oct 2023 #2

Thank you XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #4

Saw it a few years ago on TCM. I'd like to see it again, actually. yorkster Oct 2023 #5

It's voted one of the best British films ever XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #6

Thx. yorkster Oct 2023 #7

It's on Freevee but not Tubi bif Oct 2023 #8

I may have seen it years ago bif Oct 2023 #9

Glorfindel

(10,110 posts)

1. No, and thanks for the head's up. I don't like super sad things

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 07:05 PM

Oct 2023

especially those involving animals, such as "Old Yeller" and "The Yearling." I will never, ever see "Kes."

XanaDUer2

(15,743 posts)

3. Me either

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 07:10 PM

Oct 2023

I really want to see it, but I'm not sure I'm up to it

dickthegrouch

(4,020 posts)

2. Loved it

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 07:06 PM

Oct 2023

I was about the same age as the protagonist and feeling horribly alienated by my growing realization of being gay. The movie spoke to me in ways no-one else could know.

XanaDUer2

(15,743 posts)

4. Thank you

Reply to dickthegrouch (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 07:11 PM

Oct 2023

yorkster

(3,064 posts)

5. Saw it a few years ago on TCM. I'd like to see it again, actually.

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 07:39 PM

Oct 2023

XanaDUer2

(15,743 posts)

6. It's voted one of the best British films ever

Reply to yorkster (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 07:41 PM

Oct 2023

I really want to see it. But, I don't deal with sad-animal movies. Thanks for reading.

I think it's on Tubi

yorkster

(3,064 posts)

7. Thx.

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 10:10 PM

Oct 2023

bif

(25,482 posts)

8. It's on Freevee but not Tubi

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 12, 2023, 08:36 AM

Oct 2023

bif

(25,482 posts)

9. I may have seen it years ago

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2023, 08:38 AM

Oct 2023

It looks fantastic. I love birds, especially birds of prey. Adding it to my queue. Thanks for the heads up. It's rated 7.9 on IMDb, which is quite high!

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