“A love story with guts and passion.”
— GQ
Solomon & Gaenor
Narrative Feature • 1999 • 104’ • UK
Credits
Writer / Director: Paul Morrison
Producer: Sheryl Crown
Cast: Ioan Gruffud, Nia Roberts
Partners: FilmFour, S4C, Welsh Arts Council, English Arts Council
SOLOMON & GAENOR is a love story set in the Welsh Valleys in 1911. Solomon is a Jewish pedlar, Gaenor a chapel-going coalminer’s daughter. The film traces the fear, confusion and excitement of falling in love with someone from another people and another religion – and the hostility their fragile love engenders from their families and communities.
Awards & Festivals
Best Film
— Welsh Bafta 2001
Best Foreign Language Film [Nominee]
— Academy Awards 2000
Best Feature Film
— Nantucket Film Festival 2000
Best Film
— Verona International Film Festival 1999
Second Prize
— Emden and Wurzburg International Film Festivals 1999
Golden Dolphin for Best Film
— Troia International Film 1999
Reviews
“A love story with guts and passion.”
— GQ
“The two leads throw sparks every time they’re onscreen together.”
— Hollywood Reporter
“Enchanting performance by Roberts whose emotions rang as true as the grim surroundings.”
— The Times