The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)
- Directed by
- Russell Lloyd, Emlyn Williams
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A developer wants to flood a Welsh valley village to build a reservoir. An elderly widow leads the fight to save her home from destruction.
sombernostalgictensegrittyatmosphericslow-burnmelancholicsocially conscious
What happens
The Last Days of Dolwyn (renamed Woman of Dolwyn for the American market) is a 1949 British drama film directed by Emlyn Williams and starring Edith Evans, Emlyn Williams, Richard Burton and Anthony James. The screenplay focuses on an impoverished Welsh village which becomes the site of a bitter power struggle between a callous developer and a stubborn widow. The film marked the first film appearance of Burton, the first film appearance of Edith Evans since 1916, and the sole film to be directed by Emlyn Williams, who also wrote the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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