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1993: Gadael Lenin (Leaving Lenin), about a group of Welsh students and teachers who take a trip to Russia, was directed by Endaf Emlyn. 1993:Tân ar y Comin, based on the novel by T. Llew Jones, about a young Romani who lives an idyllic life with his grandfather. Also released under the English title "A Christmas Reunion" (1994).
He was patron of Best Theatre Arts, a theatre school in St Albans [14] and president of the London Welsh Male Voice Choir. [15] Madoc was a keen supporter of Welsh nationalism and a long-standing member of Plaid Cymru. [1] Madoc was a fan of boxing, and especially of boxer David Pearce, and was one of the 2,500 people who attended his funeral. [16]
The 1990s also saw two important films from Endaf Emlyn, Un Nos Ola Leuad (1991) is seen as one of the finest Welsh films made, [9] while his Gadael Lenin (1993) was voted by viewers at the 1993 London Film Festival as the most popular British film.
13 January - Wayne Edwards from Cefn Mawr is the first British soldier killed in the Bosnian War. [5] April – Childline Wales is launched by George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy. 11 June. Five hundred homes in Llandudno are damaged by flash floods, and 2500 people are evacuated. [6] Welsh-born Dr John Savage becomes prime minister of Nova Scotia.
Evelyn ('Lynette') Beatrice Roberts (4 July 1909 – 26 September 1995) was a Welsh poet and novelist. Her poems were about war, landscape, and life in the small Welsh village where she lived. [1] She published two poetry collections: Poems (1944) and Gods with Stainless Ears: A Heroic Poem (1951).
16 February 1993 () Diana: Her True Story is a 1993 biographical drama television film based on the life of Diana, Princess of Wales . It is based on the book of the same name by Andrew Morton , who also served as screenwriter and producer of the adaptation.
War Goddess (also known as The Amazons and The Bare-Breasted Warriors) is a 1973 adventure film directed by Terence Young and starring Alena Johnston, Sabine Sun, Rosanna Yanni, Helga Liné, and Luciana Paluzzi. [2]
In both Welsh and Irish mythologies, the Otherworld was believed to be located either on an island or underneath the earth. In the First Branch of the Mabinogi , it is implied that Annwn is a land within Dyfed , while the context of the Arthurian poem Preiddeu Annwfn suggests an island location.