Solomon & Gaenor (1999)

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105 min - Drama | Romance - 30 April 1999 (UK)

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Ratings: 6.7/10 from 753 users Metascore: 58/100
Reviews: 23 user | 26 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com

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

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Ioan Gruffudd	...	Solomon Levinsky
	Nia Roberts	...	Gaenor Rees
	Sue Jones-Davies	...	Gwen (as Sue Jones Davies)
	William Thomas	...	Idris Rees
	Mark Lewis Jones	...	Crad Rees
	Maureen Lipman	...	Rezl
	David Horovitch	...	Isaac
	Bethan Ellis Owen	...	Bronwen
	Adam Jenkins	...	Thomas
	Cyril Shaps	...	Ephraim
	Daniel Kaye	...	Philip
	Elliot Cantor	...	Benjamin
	Steffan Rhodri	...	Noah Jones
	Emyr Wyn	...	Reverend Roberts
	Julian Lewis Jones	...	Wyn

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Storyline

A young Jew in 1911 Wales tries to make his living by selling fabrics door to door, but to do so he must hide his nationality. On one of his sales he meets and falls in love with a demure young woman with a strong-willed father and a Jew-hating brother. The two fall in love and she becomes pregnant, but only then does she learn of his ethnic background. When anti-Jewish riots break out, the two are forced to flee and become separated. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

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Their tragedy was to fall in love.

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Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and a scene of violence See all certifications »

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English | Welsh | Yiddish

Release Date:

30 April 1999 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Solomon és Gaenor See more »

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$19,274 (USA) (27 August 2000) (5 Screens)

Gross:

$301,754 (USA) (17 December 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

APT Films, APT Productions, Arts Council of England See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Argentina: 105 min | Germany: 102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Each scene was filmed twice; once in English then again in Welsh so that a Welsh language version of the film could also be released. See more »

Quotes

Solomon Levinsky: You pray to your God. And I'll pray to mine.
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Solomon & Gaenor (1999)
Solomon and Gaenor (original title)

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