Hedd Wyn (film)
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| German title | Hedd Wyn |
| Original title | Hedd Wyn |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language |
Welsh English |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| length | 123 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paul Turner |
| script | Alan Llwyd |
| production | Shan Davies |
| music | John ER Hardy |
| camera | Ray Orton |
| cut | Chris Lawrence |
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Hedd Wyn is a 1992 British drama directed by Paul Turner that was shot mostly in Welsh.
action
At the national Welsh poets competition Eisteddfod in 1917 the poet is declared the winner under the stage name "Fleur-de-lis". The director of the competition asks the poet several times, if he is present, to stand up. At the same time, the poem's author, Ellis Evans, is seriously wounded during the Third Battle of Flanders .
The year 1913: Farmer's son Ellis Evans writes poetry under the pseudonym "Hedd Wyn" and participates in local iceddfods, where he has just won his third poet's chair. His dream, however, is to win the national competition, with his friend William Morris helping him write the lines. Evans begins a relationship with older Lizzie Roberts, who works as a maid. He promises her marriage, but their relationship cools when World War I begins and Evans refuses to volunteer for military service. He knows he couldn't kill people; However, Lizzie thinks he is a coward and begins an affair with a British soldier. Evans also got stuck with poetry: the national Eisteddfod was postponed for a year in 1914 because of the war.
While going to the cinema, Evans meets the young Jini Owen; both become a couple. Mary Catherine Hughes, his little sister's teacher, also becomes his close friend, with whom he can share his poems. She encourages him to continue writing, even if he is criticized for his work at the 1915 National Eisteddfod and cannot get any of the top places. When Evans' good friend falls on the front lines, Mary advises him to write about the war, since everyone, whether at the front or at home, has experience of the war.
Despite hostility, Evans refuses to take part in the war. Lizzie admits he was right in rejecting the war. She dies of tuberculosis shortly afterwards and Evans dedicates a poem to her. At the 1916 Eisteddfod, Evans took second place. In the same year, he is forcible because his father has to send one of his sons to war and Evans wants to protect his 17-year-old brother Bob. After the training camp is over, Evans can return to his parents' farm for a short time, but then sets off with his unit on the long march to France. On the way he uses the time to write. The result is the long ode Yr Arwr (dt. The hero ), which he finally submits to the national iceddfod under the pseudonym “Fleur-de-lis”. Shortly thereafter, his unit was deployed on the front lines of the Third Battle of Flanders. During a charge, Evans is hit by a grenade and dies shortly after in the hospital. His parents received the letter announcing the death of their son. Jini Owens receives one last poem from Evans in the mail, in which he promises her his return after the end of the war. Some time later, a letter arrives informing the family that Evans has won the national Eisteddfod. A little later, the ornate poet's chair is delivered and set up in the Evans' house next to the smaller poet's chairs that Evans had already won.
production
Hedd Wyn is based on the life and death of the Welsh poet Ellis Evans, who became known under the pseudonym Hedd Wyn ("White Peace"). The filming took place in Wales. The costumes were created by Celia Pye , the film construction was done by Phil Rawsthorne . The film was produced for television by Pendefig Ty Cefn and Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C) and premiered on S4C on November 1, 1992. The film was also shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1992 . In Germany, the film was first broadcast on July 15, 1996 on the arte station , where it was broadcast with subtitles.
criticism
For the film service , Hedd Wyn was an "artist biography that is a monument to the cultural independence of Wales."
Awards
In 1993 the film won the Royal Television Society's Award for Best Television Drama. In 1994, the film won six BAFTA Cymru Awards, including Best Director, Best Original Music, and Best Screenplay (Welsh). The film received a BAFTA Cymru nomination for best make-up. As a British contribution, Hedd Wyn was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Foreign Language Film in 1994. It was the first Welsh film to receive an Oscar nomination in this category.
Web links
- Hedd Wyn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hedd Wyn. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .