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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 01/30/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, Welsh, Yiddish Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Drama, Romance, Romantic Drama, Period Film, Message Movie

A romantic drama about love that blooms against all odds, Solomon and Gaenor is set in Wales in 1911. Solomon (Ioan Gruffudd) is a door-to-door salesman who peddles fabric, and Gaenor (Nia Roberts) is the meek but unhappy daughter of a laboring family. The two meet while Solomon is making his rounds, and it's love at first sight, despite the fact he can barely speak Welsh, having been raised in an English-speaking village. Matters become more complicated when it's discovered Solomon is a Jew; Gaenor's father is not especially tolerant, and her brother is openly anti-Semitic, and when persecution of Jews becomes commonplace in the wake of a pit strike, the couple must flee for their own safely, as well as that of their unborn child. Solomon and Gaenor received positive notices for the skillful performances by Ioan Gruffudd and Nia Roberts, as well as Nina Kellgren's photography and Ilona Sekacz's score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Ioan Gruffudd - Solomon
Nia Roberts - Gaenor
Sue Jones Davies
William Thomas
Mark Lewis Jones

Paul Morrison's Solomon & Gaenor comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. English, Welsh, and Yiddish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director, and theatrical trailers. This is a solid release from Columbia/TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide