Solomon and Gaenor

Synopsis: Feature film. A loose reworking of the Romeo and Juliet story. Set in a small coal mining village in Wales in 1911, a young Jewish peddler (Solomon) meets Gaenor, the eldest daughter of a Christian mining family. Calling himself Sam, Soloman conceals his Jewish faith from Gaenor and her family. The two fall in love. Only when Gaenor becomes pregnant does she learn of his ethnic background. When anti-Jewish riots break out, the two are forced to flee and become separated. Dialogue in English, Yiddish and Welsh.
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1998
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)