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Solomon & Gaenor

1999, Movie, R, 100 mins

Solomon & Gaenor: Review

A hugely familiar variation on the Romeo and Juliet theme, against a hugely unfamiliar backdrop: the cultural clash between local miners and Eastern-European Jewish immigrants in 1911 Wales. Solomon (Ioan Gruffudd, of A&E's Horatio Hornblower movies) is the eldest son of a devout, Orthodox Jewish family who run a small dry goods and pawn shop. Gaenor (Nia Roberts), a Christian girl from a poor but proud mining family, lives in a neighboring town. They meet when Solomon's fat... read more leave a comment