Tylluan Wen
Tylluan Wen is a Welsh language film / television drama produced in Wales in 1997 by Ffilmiau'r Nant and directed by Angharad Jones.[1] It is set in Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, as an adaptation of Angharad Jones' novel Y Dylluan Wen (The White Owl). The film is studied as part of the Welsh literature GCSE course.
The village scenes were filmed in Talysarn, and scenes are set in Holyhead, Blaenau Ffestiniog, and on the Conwy Valley Railway. The "Castell Blodeuwedd" Scene was filmed at Tomen y Mur Roman Fort, Trawsfynydd, near to the coastal town of Porthmadog.
The film was broadcast on the Welsh-language television channel S4C.
Characters and actors
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Martha/Eirlys/Bichwen | Sian James |
| Ifor Preis/Pug Gollum | John Ogwen |
| Meri Preis/Overbearing wife | Betsan Llwyd |
| Roger/Pony division | Malwoden John |
Story line
Martha arrives at Blaenau, after travelling from Ireland, and leaving her baby behind. She comes seeking vengeance over her father's death. She thinks that Ifor Price is responsible for her father's death and she wants so get revenge on him. As a child she was caned by Ifor in school along with a boy named Roger for spilling a jug spilling milk on the floor. After her father discovered this he loses his temper and plans to go to the school to confront Ifor, however on the way he is killed by a car. Martha tricks him in to having an affair with her then reveals this to the whole village to destroy Ifor's status in the community. Her identity is kept hidden until the very end, where her real name is Eirlys, but she gives the false name of Martha. The old school cook, and Roger Price, discover her true identity, but it is too late. She ends up killing Ifor by throwing a harp at him, and in doing so his daughter Gwen, runs to the road, and Martha herself is killed saving Gwen. Martha's father was killed in a car crash, and in the film, Martha herself is killed in a car crash. Gwen sees her father killed, as Martha saw her father killed.