How Green was My Valley

First time i watched this film (How Green was My Valley) in DVD format was last year, in black & white background, directed by John Ford in 1941. I love this film which originally based on Richard Llewellyn first novel, published in 1939-nostalgic look back at life in Wales, specifically inspired by his experiences in the Gilfach Goach area-fully with mining families. This is about Huw Morgan & his family life in a small Welsh village (Cwm Rhondda) in the south Wales at the beggining of the 20th century. Lives during that period among mining communities, including Morgan's family was so harsh. Huw, in this film, recalls his family experiences started with his brother marrieged, Ivor; his sister burgeoning romance, Angharad; preacher Mr. Gruffydd; his father as a coal miner, Gwilym; his mother, Beth; & his other three brothers with their own perspective that conflict with their father thinking. Huw suffers from legs injury, daily, watching his father & his brothers tensions of the strike. His sister, secretly in romance with Mr. Gruffydd, however had no choice when her parents agreed her to married with coal mining manager son. Huw's also has to fight alone with his schoolmates, as he differs from other 'rich born' kids in the school. His mother has to 'fight' with neighbours on her only daughter affairs with Gruffydd, & his father-with his stand on coal mining-at the end ended his life in coal mining underground tunnel. Overall, this is the film of humor, romance, courage, hardship, sadness & fragility of life and family relationships-and must seen for those who love something melancholic. imdb=7.9(19Feb2007)