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The story: an amazing study of racial tension and industrial unrest set in the Welsh Valleys of 1911. Perfect direction from Paul Morrison. Nia Roberts as Gaenor, and Ioan Gruffudd as Solomon are flawless, and the rest of the cast are in top form. The cinematography is breathtaking. Other films you just sit and watch...this one you will experience!

Run, don't walk to see this excellent film. All else will pale by comparison.

You call THIS a love story???
The boy interest in this movie, Solomon, is so selfish and so immature, that near the end of the movie, when Gaenor's brother is literally beating Solomon to death, you actually find yourself cheering for the brother to keep on beating and kicking Solomon into a dusty bloody pulp.
I know this much: Here's what a love story is NOT: Immature teenagers illicitly rolling around in the hay together and then, when the moral payment for their actions comes due, behaving as self-centered teenagers must.
Unfortunately, that's all that comprises this attrocious, gallingly pretensious movie.

Solomon & Gaenor
Some people say that love is without reason. 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. Some people say that love is innocent. Concealing his identity, he loved her no matter what gap might be in between them. Discovering his true self, she loved him for who he is. Some people say that love is transcendent. Their relationship was inevitably secularized by their religions and origins. At the end love was fulfilled beyond everything but life itself couldn't.

This is a beautiful and tragic love story. But more than just a love story with romance and sentimentality, this film is an authentic portrayal of the cruel realities of barriers and bias between two families, or two cultures, so to speak. Ioan Gruffaudd and Nia Robert are excellent as Solomon and Gaenor. As much as Solomon's light personality and charming manner appeals Gaenor, Gaenor's womanhood and demureness attracts Solomon. He is deeply attached to Gaenor, while at the same time, he struggles to choose between his family and his love. This time "Hornblower" reveals his softer side and delivers the complexity of Solomon vividly. Nia Robert, with her fine artistry, brings unique strength to the character, which can be felt just from the expression of her eyes and her face. The music is beautiful. The camera depicts the story with simplicity and yet striking effectiveness.

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. 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. If only there were more understanding and respect among people no matter what they believe in and where they come from!