For example, it never occurs to the couple that gaenor could become pregnant or that solomon, whos drifted away from the jewish heritage of his xenophobic family, could convert to marry gaenor. He followed that up with wondrous oblivion, a comedy drama about a cricket. A tragic love story between a jewish young man and a welsh woman in the beginning of the century. Join facebook to connect with gaenor solomonmunnik and others you may know. It was filmed twice, once with principal dialogue in english and once with it in welsh. Solomon and gaenor tells the moving and passionate story of illicit love between a welsh girl and a jewish boy. Directors paul morrison cast includes ioan gruffudd, nia roberts, sue jonesdavies, william thomas, mark lewis jones, maureen lipman, david horovitch, bethan ellis owen, adam jenkins, cyril shaps, daniel kaye, elliot cantor. Solomon and gaenor solomon a gaenor film the guardian. The term sodomite was originally used to refer to an inhabitant of sodom a city which was located somewhere on a plain in canaan. The two meet while solomon is making his rounds, and its love at first sight, despite the fact he can barely speak welsh, having been raised in an englishspeaking village.
However, solomon has concealed his jewish background and. When they discover she is having a baby, both their families are determined to keep them apart. English, welsh, and yiddish soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital stereo. Although one may find the time and location of the story 1911 wales remote, the story itself is but familiar even in the modern times. Welsh heartthrob ioan gruffudd horatio hornblower is solomon, a jewish packman selling fabric door to door, and nia roberts is gaenor, a welsh chapel girl. In the englishlanguage version there are scenes in welsh and in both versions there are scenes in yiddish. Gaenor is from a family of strict chapelgoers and solomon conceals his jewish identity from both gaenor and her family. Solomon wrote the book during his reign as king of israel, meaning he composed it sometime between 971 and 931 bc. Solomon and gaenor paul morrisson, 1999 dennis grunes. In a small welsh village in 1911, solomon ioan gruffudd, a young jewish peddler, meets gaenor nia roberts, the eldest daughter of a family of mineworkers. Genesis 19 is one of the most commonly cited of the halfdozen antihomosexual clobber passages in the bible.
Wales in 1911 is a beautiful world, but fraught with racial and economic unrest. Usa 11 december 1999 philadelphia jewish film festival usa 25 august 2000. 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. Gaenora typically middling nominee for the best foreign language oscartransposes the play to turnofthecentury wales, casting welsh christians and orthodox jews as the capulets and montagues. Solomon and gaenor info and ticket booking, bristol.
For solomon, the young and gentle jewish packman, and gaenor, the tender and obedient daughter of a welsh miner family, the fated attraction between them began with a glimpse, a few words, and a red dress, which he was up all night and made for her. Solomon and gaenor, nominated this year for a foreignfilm oscar, is a romeo and juliet tragedy of surprising power, not least because of the exotic historical specificity of its welshjewish. Directors paul morrisson cast includes ioan gruffudd, nia roberts, sue jonesdavies, william thomas, mark lewis jones, maureen lipman, david horovitch, bethan ellis owen, adam jenkins, cyril shaps, daniel kaye, elliot cantor. Solomon and gaenor 15 scotlands original independent cinema. Solomon declared the woman who showed compassion to be the true mother, entitled to the whole child. Oct 20, 2014 this has been uploaded for my mothers birthday. Gaenor, a gentle and obedient chapel girl, scandalizes her. We found subtitles for the program solomon a gaenor. Sep 01, 2000 solomon and gaenor, nominated this year for a foreignfilm oscar, is a romeo and juliet tragedy of surprising power, not least because of the exotic historical specificity of its welshjewish. Starring ioan gruffudd, nia roberts and maureen lipman, solomon and gaenor tells the story of a young orthodoxjewish man in south wales who falls in love with a local girl. The banquet the shulamite let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth for your love is better than wine.
It is a fairly conventional romeo and juliet type story, but told in a refreshing way it has real emotion without being overly sentimental. A hopeful love meets a vulgar end in solomon and gaenor, but the narrative is wise enough to indicate that denial not a star or a cross is the culprit. Solomons love for a shulamite girl the song of songs, which is solomons. The destruction of sodom and gomorrah by julesjosephaugustin laurens. Here are a list of days and times at which this event will take place november. Set in 1911 in the welsh valleys, the romeo and juliet narrative finds gaenor nia roberts falling for salesman solomon ioan gruffudd. Book of song of solomon overview insight for living ministries. Solomon and gaenor 2000 stream and watch online moviefone. Its a neat fit, given the enormous tension between the two parties, which is further aggravated when a miner. Solomon a gaenor british board of film classification. Solomon and gaenor solomon a gaenor this weeks films.
His film like other people, about sexuality and disability, won the grierson award for best documentary. Solomon was traditionally considered the author of several biblical books, including not only the collections of proverbs, but also of ecclesiastes and the song of solomon and the later apocryphal book the wisdom of solomon. Starring ioan gruffudd, nia roberts, sue jonesdavies, william thomas, mark lewis jones, maureen lipman, david horovitch. It stars ioan gruffudd as an orthodox jewish man named solomon levinsky who falls in love with a gentile woman named gaenor rees, played by nia roberts. Scholars who hold to solomons authorship tend to agree that the song was written early in his reign, not merely because of the youthful exuberance of the poetry but because his harem of 140 women, mentioned in 6. Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, your name is ointment poured forth.
Solomon a gaenor is a 1999 welsh film written and directed by paul morrison. Solomon and gaenor is passionate love story which explores forbidden love, prejudice and fear. Set amid the antijewish riots of 1911, this is a sensitive and spellbinding drama about a young jewish man in south wales who falls in love with a local girl. Solomon and gaenor is a lowbudget welsh film with a number of awards won at film shows and. Solomon and gaenor, the first feature by writerdirector paul morrison, is the kind of starcrossed lovers tale which you just know is going to come to a bad end. With ioan gruffudd, nia roberts, sue jonesdavies, william thomas. Solomon and gaenor directed by paul morrison available. This oscarnominated classic is 20 years old this year. A romantic drama about love that blooms against all odds, solomon and gaenor is set in wales in 1911. Oct 11, 2000 solomon and gaenor, the first feature by writerdirector paul morrison, is the kind of starcrossed lovers tale which you just know is going to come to a bad end. Ioan gruffudd as solomon in the film solomon and gaenor. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director. Solomon and gaenor attests to the universality of the theme of starcrossed lovers, rehashing the romeo and juliet story against the bleak backdrop of rural wales in 1911.
Two versions were shot one in welsh and one in english and thus welsh, english, hebrew and yiddish can be heard on its soundtrack. Set amid the antijewish riots of 1911, and starring ioan gruffudd, nia roberts and maureen lipman, solomon a gaenor tells the story of a young orthodoxjewish man in south wales who falls in love with a local girl. Solomon a gaenor mon 1 january 0001 thu 5 december 2019 a sensitive and spellbinding drama about a young jewish man in south wales who falls in love with a local girl. Dec 05, 2019 solomon a gaenor mon 1 january 0001 thu 5 december 2019 a sensitive and spellbinding drama about a young jewish man in south wales who falls in love with a local girl. Jack zavada is a writer who covers the bible, theology, and other christianity topics. Solomon and gaenor is a lowbudget welsh film with a number of awards won at film shows and is basically a romeo and juliet story. Mar 20, 2007 a welsh contender for a foreignlanguage oscar, solomon and gaenor is, for me, extremely disappointing. This phenomenon is at the heart of solomon and gaenor, an english drama written and directed by paul morrison.
They choose to be together but a tragic event prevents that from happening. Maureen lipman, ioan gruffudd and nia roberts, solomon and gaenor tells the story of a young orthodoxjewish man in south wales who. As historian cai parryjones has outlined in his excellent book, the. Song of solomon 1 nkjv solomons love for a shulamite. Saying that the last recorded acts of the sodomites the demands for samegender sex are proof that they were destroyed for homosexuality is like saying that a condemned man cursing his guards on the way to his execution is being. Solomon ioan gruffudd is a doortodoor salesman who peddles fabric, and gaenor nia roberts is the meek but unhappy daughter of a laboring family. Solomon and gaenor info and ticket booking, bristol watershed. Set amid the antijewish riots of 1911, and starring ioan gruffudd, nia roberts and maureen lipman, it tells the story of a young orthodoxjewish man in wales who falls in love with a local girl. The movie is mostly in english with parts in welsh and yiddish. Germany 2 june 1999 emden film festival malta 8 december 1999. A welsh contender for a foreignlanguage oscar, solomon and gaenor is, for me, extremely disappointing. The two meet while solomon is making his rounds, and its love at first sight, despite the fact. Paul morisson, uk, 1999, 105 mins, english, welsh and yiddish with english subtitles a bafta award winning and oscar nominated film about two starcross. A 20 th anniversary screening for this classic of britishjewish cinema.
Formally negligible and dramatically askew, its one more instance of doomed love that invites comparison with william shakespeares romeo and juliet, a work that has yet to be translated into cinema in anything like a substantial way. Nia roberts is really good as gaenor, who falls in love with solomon, and dealing with the truth of his family and the two of them dealing with a pregnancy, in a time when that was not accepted. Ratings info contains strong violence and moderate sex. It later became a legal term to refer to criminal sexual acts. Solomon is young, handsome and jewish, selling linens doortodoor in a nearby mining village. This oscarnominated classic of britishjewish cinema is 20 years old this year. Book members tickets this heartbreaking classic of britishjewish cinema is set amid the antijewish riots of 1911. Ioan gruffudd, nia roberts, sue jonesdavies, william thomas, mark lewis jones, maureen lipman, david horovitch, bethan ellis owen. While the story of solomon and gaenor is sad, the sadder lies in the fact that nobody but their own families, people who loved them, was to blame for the tragedy. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. Set amid the antijewish riots of 1911, and starring ioan gruffudd, nia roberts and maureen lipman, solomon and gaenor tells the story of a young orthodoxjewish man in south wales who falls in love with a local girl. Gaenor, born into a family of strict chapelgoers, falls for solomon, a young door. Solomon and gaenor directed by paul morrison available on.