Hedd Wynn [VHS] | ![Hedd Wynn [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SGP3BPGTL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Paul Turner
Actors: Huw Garmon, Catrin Fychan, Ceri Cunnington, Llio Silyn, Grey Evans
Studio: Fox Lorber
Category: Video
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 19105
Format: Color, Letterboxed, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), Welsh (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 123 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1572520507
UPC: 720917012223
EAN: 9786304102701
ASIN: 6304102704
Theatrical Release Date: January 12, 1996
Release Date: October 13, 1997
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The powerful true story of a talented poet who dreams of winning his country's most coveted literary prize, only to have his hopes shattered with the onset of World War I.
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Welsh tragic poet April 2, 2007
Mary Bellis Waller (Milwaukee)
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.
Fantastic, everything you need in a great film. May 2, 2006
S. J. Neal (Wrexham, Wales, UK)
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.
br /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 are many funny and humourous parts in the film which I find excellent. I highly recommend this film to you. It isnt gorey even tho it deals with war. Its more of a love story in a way. Hedd Wyn's love for his poetry and his love for women and Wales.
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Cymru am byth! Indeed! November 25, 2003
Lauren Dye (Watertown, MA United States)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
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 me more than I can say to strive to be the best student I can be, and to become as fluent as is humanly possible for someone born so far outside of the actual culture. I have already ordered a copy of the film in VHS for myself, and intend to watch it until it wears out, or I understand every Welsh word spoken--whichever occurs first. Until then, please consider releasing it on DVD!!
Truly a Great Film September 30, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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!pGreat for those who love history and war films.
Landmark Welsh film August 15, 2001
HeddWyn
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
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 war drags on, the death toll rises and casualties mount; those at home cannot escape the turmoil. Ellis Evans, a pacificist sheep herder from Trawsfynydd is finally forced into the army. From Flanders he completes his epic poem Yr Awrw (The Hero). From the spectacular landscapes filmed on location in and around Trawsfyndd, to the acting of this Welsh cast, the film HEDD WYN is absolutely wonderful. It may be somewhat difficult for those not familar with Welsh culture and of the importance of poetry and the Eisteddfod, but if you are willing to try, you will be rewarded. The Welsh language is wonderful. Cymru am byth!pI hope very much that S4C, or whomever decides these things, would decide to issue this important Welsh film on DVD. Perhaps with a documentary on Ellis Evans and a taste of the Eisteddfod. Until then, iechyd dda pob Cymry!
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