Welsh Cinema

Directed by Paul Turner.
110 minutes; released 1992.
In this true story, a talented poet dreams of winning his country's most coveted literary prize, only to have his hopes shattered with the onset of World War I. In Welsh with English subtitles.

Directed by John Ford.
118 minutes; released 1941.
The story of young parents struggling to keep their family together as they endure severe hardship in a small Welsh mining town. Based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn. Starring Maureen O'Hara.

Directed by Justin Kerrigan.
84 minutes; released 1999.
A group of Welsh young people endure their mundane jobs all week, and then cut loose on a typically wild Friday night of partying.

Directed by Paul Morrison.
100 minutes; released 1999.
Set in Wales in 1911, this is an ill-fated love story about a young woman, the daughter of a strict chapel-going Welch family, and a young Jewish man. In English, Welsh, and Yiddish with English subtitles.

Directed by Ronald Wilson et al.
663 minutes; released 1980.
When a young Welshman returns from World War I disillusioned and shell-shocked, he hesitantly agrees to teach at an elite English boys' school. Luckily, the faith of the headmaster who hired him proves well-founded. Based on the novel by R.F. Delderfield. Starring John Duttine.

Directed by Sara Sugarman.
100 minutes; released 2001.
Thirty-three and still living at home, gawky Annie-Mary finally decides to live life on her own terms.