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Y Sŵn
Y Sŵn is a Welsh language period film which follows the events of 1979-80 leading up to the creation of Welsh medium television channel S4C. The film dramatises the fallout of the announcement made by Home Office, led by home secretary Willie Whitelaw, to renege on a Conservative election campaign pledge to establish a Welsh language channel. The film focuses on Plaid Cymru president Gwynfor Evans's campaign to hunger strike in protest at the government's u-turn, alongside the efforts of others to secure the channel, including campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaith and Plaid Cymru MPs Dafydd Wigley and Dafydd Elis-Thomas. Sian Reese-Williams appears as Margaret Thatcher, with Mark Lewis Jones as Willie Whitelaw and Rhodri Evan as Gwynfor Evans. Synopsis The film is set after Margaret Thatcher became prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1979 with a manifesto that promised to establish a Welsh language television channel. Months following the general election, Thatcher made a U- ...
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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ...
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1979 United Kingdom General Election In Wales
The 1979 United Kingdom general election in Wales saw the Labour Party win the most votes and seats in Wales. Background The Labour party won the most votes in Wales, although the Conservatives won most votes UK-wide. John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon was under the impression that Prime Minister James Callaghan Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, ( ; 27 March 191226 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980. Callaghan is ... would call a general election in the autumn of 1978, but called it off. A Welsh devolution referendum was held in March 1979, two months prior. A Welsh Assembly was rejected, with regional distrust as a potential factor. MPs elected References {{1979 United Kingdom general election 1979 in Wales 1970s elections in Wales General elections in Wales to the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1979 United Kingdom ...
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Biographical Films About Politicians
A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae ( résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality. Biographical works are usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called legacy writing. Works in diverse media, from literature to film, form the genre known as biography. An authorized biography is written with the permission, cooperation, and at times, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs. An autobiography is written by the person themselves, sometimes with the assistance of a collaborator or ghostwriter. History At first, bio ...
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2023 Films
2023 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films : Events Scheduled award ceremonies Film festivals 2023 films By country/region * List of American films of 2023 * List of British films of 2023 * List of French films of 2023 * List of German films of 2023 * List of Indian films of 2023 * List of Hong Kong films of 2023 * List of Japanese films of 2023 * List of South Korean films of 2023 * List of Spanish films of 2023 By genre/medium * List of action films of 2023 * List of animated feature films of 2023 * List of avant-garde films of 2023 * List of crime films of 2023 * List of comedy films of 2023 * List of drama films of 2023 * List of horror films of 2023 * List of science fiction films of 2023 * List of thriller films of 2023 Deaths References {{DEFAULTSORT:2023 in film 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled even ...
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Films Shot In Wales
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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Films Set In The 1980s
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ...
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Welsh-language Films
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has also been known in English as "British", "Cambrian", "Cambric" and "Cymric". The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales. Both the Welsh and English languages are ''de jure'' official languages of the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd. According to the 2021 census, the Welsh-speaking population of Wales aged three or older was 17.8% (538,300 people) and nearly three quarters of the population in Wales said they had no Welsh language skills. Other estimates suggest that 29.7% (899,500) of people aged three or older in Wales could speak Welsh in June 2022. Almost half of all Welsh speakers consider themselves fluent Welsh speakers and 21 per cent are able to speak a fair amount of Welsh. The Welsh go ...
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Films Set In Wales
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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Welsh Films
This is a chronological list of films produced in Wales. It is divided between those that are in the English language, Welsh language, and no language (Silent film). Silent films 1890s *1898: ''Conway Castle'' *1898: '' Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion'', is the world's oldest extant soccer film, by Arthur Cheetham. 1900s *1907: '' Wales, England: Land of Castles and Waterfalls'' 1910s *1913: '' The Foreman's Treachery'', by Charles Brabin. *1915: '' A Welsh Singer'' was adapted from a novel by Allen Raine and starred Florence Turner. *1918: ''The Life Story of David Lloyd George'' Welsh-language films 1930s *1935: '' Y Chwarelwr'' (''The Quarryman''), was the first Welsh language sound film, directed by Ifan ab Owen Edwards. 1940s *1949: '' Yr Etifeddiaeth'' (''The Heritage'') is a documentary by journalist John Robert Williams. 1980s *1981: '' O'r Ddaear Hen'' was directed by Wil Aaron and scripted by Gwyn Thomas. *1986: '' Milwr Bychan'' (''Boy Soldier''), dir ...
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List Of Welsh Films
This is a chronological list of films produced in Wales. It is divided between those that are in the English language, Welsh language, and no language (Silent film). Silent films 1890s *1898: ''Conway Castle'' *1898: '' Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion'', is the world's oldest extant soccer film, by Arthur Cheetham. 1900s *1907: '' Wales, England: Land of Castles and Waterfalls'' 1910s *1913: '' The Foreman's Treachery'', by Charles Brabin. *1915: '' A Welsh Singer'' was adapted from a novel by Allen Raine and starred Florence Turner. *1918: ''The Life Story of David Lloyd George'' Welsh-language films 1930s *1935: '' Y Chwarelwr'' (''The Quarryman''), was the first Welsh language sound film, directed by Ifan ab Owen Edwards. 1940s *1949: '' Yr Etifeddiaeth'' (''The Heritage'') is a documentary by journalist John Robert Williams. 1980s *1981: '' O'r Ddaear Hen'' was directed by Wil Aaron and scripted by Gwyn Thomas. *1986: '' Milwr Bychan'' (''Boy Soldier''), dir ...
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Cinema Of Wales
The cinema of Wales (Welsh: ''Sinema Cymru'') comprises the art of film and creative movies made in Wales or by Welsh filmmakers either locally or abroad. Welsh cinema began in the late-19th century, led by Welsh-based director William Haggar. Wales continued to produce film of varying quality throughout the 20th century, in both the Welsh and English languages, though indigenous production was curtailed through a lack of infrastructure and finance, which prevented the growth of the industry nationally. Despite this, Wales has been represented in all fields of the film making process, producing actors and directors of note. History Origins and early history Wales has a long film making history, with the first films shot in 1896, just a year after the development of the Lumières' cinematographe. The first known film to be recorded in Wales was by American Birt Acres featuring a royal visit to Cardiff by the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. The film was later shown at the Gre ...
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Nation
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a pr ...
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