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Rating: - Welsh tragic poet
Hedd Wyn was the bardic name of a very talented Welsh poet who went into WWI so his younger brother would not be called up. He died there. This is a historical tragedy. The poet's masterwork, a long poem on war, won the prestigious Eisteddfod prize, the Bard's Chair, but the poet was dead, and the chair was delivered in a solemn procession to his grieving family. It's interesting to see a movie in Welsh with English subtitles. Beautifully filmed, convincing characters, a moving story.
Rating: - Fantastic, everything you need in a great film.
I am welsh, and I am studying welsh in my local college. We have studied this film and it is by far one of the best films Ive seen that includes english films as well. The whole film is basically a flash back of Hedd Wyn's life.
Hedd Wyn is the bardic name of Ellis Evans who is a farmer on his dad's farm in a small village called trawsfynydd (spelling). This film is serious as its about the first world war and how people were drafted and pulled away from their normal lifes to fight. There ... Read More
Rating: - Cymru am byth! Indeed!
I am a student of Celtic Studies at Harvard University who has just started to learn Welsh, and has already fallen in love with the soft and graceful beauty of this language. Today we have seen the first hour of this wonderful film in class, and will see the remainder of it next week. The beauty of the Welsh poetic spirit was so evident in the first few minutes of the film, that my eyes were constantly on the verge of tears. The pleasure of hearing Welsh spoken by native Welsh speakers motivates ... Read More
Rating: - Truly a Great Film
This is a fantastic film about love, poetry, war and tragedy - one of the most stunning films to watch with wonderfull actors bringing history to life!
Great for those who love history and war films.
Rating: - Landmark Welsh film
An outstanding film from S4C, HEDD WYN depicts the futility of war in general and specifically for the Welsh people. While England is fighting for King and country to save their way of life, the war is bringing about the destruction of the Welsh way of life. English troops and gunnery ranges planted squarely in one of the most Welsh areas of Wales disrupt the daily life. Still the men of Wales enlisted in droves despite the scorn heaped upon these Welsh speakers by their English superiors. As the ... Read More
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