David
Director: Paul Dickson
Starring: Gomer Roberts, Sam Jones, Gwyneth Petty
Wales, 1951, 38 minutes
most beautiful documentary ever made in Wales, this miniature masterpiece is a reflective, engrossing portrait of a saintly, profound man content to work as a school caretaker whose simple life reveals a history of self-sacrifice. Subtly evoking atmosphere and character, this reverie is etched with great precision and feeling, giving a remarkable impression of Wales 60 years ago. This special 60th anniversary screening will be introduced by Iwan Jenkins, Assistant Curator of the Wales National Screen Archive and be accompanied by Letter to Wales (1960, 25 mins), a British Transport documentary permeated with Donald Houston’s hiraeth that shows Snowdonia, its railway, Holyhead holidaymakers, the launch of the Tenby lifeboat and the spectacular quarry railway at Llanberis.
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| Aberystwyth Arts Centre | 2011-03-16 | 14:30:00 | Buy Tickets |
| Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff | 2011-03-06 | 17:00:00 | Buy Tickets |
| Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff | 2011-03-08 | 14:30:00 | Buy Tickets |
