Solomon & Gaenor
1999 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 5.9 · 64% critics
In early 20th-century Wales, a young peddler hides part of his identity while trying to earn a living. A secret romance grows across religious and cultural divides, testing family loyalty as prejudice and unrest close in.
Also known as Solomon a Gaenor
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Details
- Original title
- Solomon and Gaenor
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-04-30
- Language
- CY
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (19 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy tragic period romances like Onegin, with strong emotions and cultural conflict; Not for you if you want light escapism or a cheerful love story.
Pros: moving romance; convincing performances; authentic Welsh setting | Cons: very sad tone; subtitles may deter; bleak social conflict
Themes
- wales
- jewish boy
- interfaith love
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2000 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2000 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ioan Gruffudd
as Solomon Levinsky
Nia Roberts
as Gaenor Rees
Sue Jones-Davies
as Gwen
William Thomas
as Idris Rees
Mark Lewis Jones
as Crad Rees
Maureen Lipman
as Rezl
David Horovitch
as Isaac
Steffan Rhodri
as Noah Jones
- BO
Bethan Ellis Owen
as Bronwen
- AJ
Adam Jenkins
as Thomas
Directed by Paul Morrison