Comments on: Fflics - Wales Screen Classics http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/fflics-wales-screen-classics/ thinking film Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Andre Soares http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/fflics-wales-screen-classics/#comment-227701 Andre Soares Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:26:53 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/fflics-wales-screen-classics/#comment-227701 Harry, Let me know what you think of those films. If you do post your reviews on your site, please send me the link. And I'm glad to hear that "David Lloyd George" will be coming out on DVD. Harry,

Let me know what you think of those films. If you do post your reviews on your site, please send me the link.

And I’m glad to hear that “David Lloyd George” will be coming out on DVD.

]]> By: Harry Heuser http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/fflics-wales-screen-classics/#comment-227664 Harry Heuser Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:31:39 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/fflics-wales-screen-classics/#comment-227664 Robeson had strong ties to Wales (there's even a Paul Robeson Wales Trust), as I learned when I moved here. He appreciated the openness of the Welsh and their bonding with each other as well as others in choral singing (a Welsh/English book on the subject is <i>Let Paul Robeson Sing!</i>). Thanks for mentioning the festival. I got tickets for five of the screenings, including <i>Valley</i>, <i>The Rat</i>, and <i>The Life Story of David Lloyd George</i>. Not sure how I will fare watching movies at 10 AM, though. Neil Brand, who is a friend of ours, told us that he is scoring the DVD release of <i>David Lloyd George</i>; I'll quiz him on the fate of the film stateside. Paul Shallcross will also play to <i>Caligari</i> at the <i>Abertoir</i> horror film festival running at the same time in the same little town. Robeson had strong ties to Wales (there’s even a Paul Robeson Wales Trust), as I learned when I moved here. He appreciated the openness of the Welsh and their bonding with each other as well as others in choral singing (a Welsh/English book on the subject is Let Paul Robeson Sing!).

Thanks for mentioning the festival. I got tickets for five of the screenings, including Valley, The Rat, and The Life Story of David Lloyd George. Not sure how I will fare watching movies at 10 AM, though.

Neil Brand, who is a friend of ours, told us that he is scoring the DVD release of David Lloyd George; I’ll quiz him on the fate of the film stateside. Paul Shallcross will also play to Caligari at the Abertoir horror film festival running at the same time in the same little town.

]]> By: Andre Soares http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/fflics-wales-screen-classics/#comment-227393 Andre Soares Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:15:42 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/fflics-wales-screen-classics/#comment-227393 James, Thanks for the "Proud Valley" comment. I've rephrased the text a bit. James,
Thanks for the “Proud Valley” comment. I’ve rephrased the text a bit.

]]> By: James http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/fflics-wales-screen-classics/#comment-227388 James Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:48:25 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/fflics-wales-screen-classics/#comment-227388 Fascinating. I wish I could see the Ivor Novello films. "The Proud Valley" is one of Robson's finest British films, although the film really doesn't deal with racism. Actually, aside from one comment from a minor character early in the film, Robson's race is really not mentioned. That was the really fascinating aspect of the film is that Robson was just allowed to be a character in the story without race being the pivotal driving force of the drama. Even more interesting was how Robson became a sort of surrogate husband/father figure for the wife and children of his white best friend when he is killed in a mine accident. And again, the racial aspect of this situation wasn't even brought up. As for Roger Livessy, I can't remember if I've seen him elsewhere, but I thought he was a real charmer in "I Know Where I'm Going". Fascinating. I wish I could see the Ivor Novello films. “The Proud Valley” is one of Robson’s finest British films, although the film really doesn’t deal with racism. Actually, aside from one comment from a minor character early in the film, Robson’s race is really not mentioned. That was the really fascinating aspect of the film is that Robson was just allowed to be a character in the story without race being the pivotal driving force of the drama. Even more interesting was how Robson became a sort of surrogate husband/father figure for the wife and children of his white best friend when he is killed in a mine accident. And again, the racial aspect of this situation wasn’t even brought up.

As for Roger Livessy, I can’t remember if I’ve seen him elsewhere, but I thought he was a real charmer in “I Know Where I’m Going”.

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