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Solomon & Gaenor ( Welsh: Solomon a Gaenor) is a 1999 Welsh film written and directed by British filmmaker Paul Morrison. It stars Ioan Gruffudd as Solomon Lewinsky, an Orthodox Jewish man in early 20th-century Wales who falls in love with a gentile woman named Gaenor Rees, played by Nia Roberts.
Apr 30, 1999 · A tragic love story between a Jewish young man and a Welsh woman in the beginning of the century. The movie is mostly in English with parts in Welsh and Yiddish, and was nominated for an Oscar and won six awards.
- (1.5K)
- Drama, Romance
- Paul Morrison
- 1999-04-30
Feb 19, 2014 · Solomon and Gaenor (Ioan Gruffudd and Nia Roberts) are two young lovers whose passion transcends the artificial confines of a small Welsh mining community. When Gaenor...
- 2 min
- 31.7K
- Film4
"Solomon and Gaenor" tells the moving and passionate story of illicit love between a Welsh girl and a Jewish boy. Gaenor, born into a family of strict...
- (27)
- Paul Morrison
- R
- Ioan Gruffudd
Solomon, a displaced Jew is forced to hide his true identity and turn his back on his faith and family in the pursuit of true love. Gaenor, a gentle and obedient chapel girl, scandalizes her community by pursuing her love for Solomon.
- Paul Morrison
- Ioan Gruffudd
Oct 27, 2000 · A Welsh girl and a Jewish boy fall in love in 1911 Wales, but face prejudice and tragedy. Roger Ebert criticizes their lack of caution and foresight, and questions the film's tragic ending.
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As timeless as young love and as tragic as Romeo & Juliet, SOLOMON & GAENOR is a lush Oscar(r)-nominated romance featuring star-crossed lovers caught in a cu...
