IS-DEITLA’N UNIG

(trans SUBTITLES ONLY)

gan EMYR GLYN WILLIAMS

Gwasg GOMER Press www.gomer.co.uk

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Os ydych chi’n caru sinema, dyma’r gyfrol i chi!

If you love cinema this is the book for you!

Golwg ar fyd ffilmiau tramor trwy lygaid Cymro yw testun y gyfrol ddiweddara i’w chyhoeddi gan Wasg Gomer.

Mae IS-DEITLA’N UNIG gan Emyr Glyn Williams yn daith bersonol i fyd y ffilm dramor, ei hanes a’i hud a’i lledrith. Mae’n llyfr syfrdanol o wreiddiol, ac mae llais ffres, unigryw yr awdur yn agoriad llygad i’r darllenydd wrth iddo gael ei dywys drwy fyd mawrion sinema Ewrop a thu hwnt mewn bwrlwm o angerdd, gwybodaeth a dadansoddi cywrain – a dogn go dda o hiwmor hefyd. Does dim llyfr arall fel hwn yn bodoli yn Gymraeg … o gwbl!

Mae’r gyfrol yn gyfuniad unigryw o hunangofiant, dathliad, llythyr caru a galwad i’r gad. Dyma gyfle i ddarllen am yrfa a ffilmiau pwysicaf rhai o brif gyfarwyddwyr y ffilm dramor dros ganrif gyntaf hanes sinema, yn ogystal â stori bersonol yr awdur.

‘Fel unigolyn sy’n ysu i gynhyrchu ffilmiau, fy mreuddwyd yw gweld ffilmiau sinematig yn cael eu cynhyrchu yn Gymraeg. Hyd yn hyn, tydi hyn ddim yn realiti ymarferol. Hwyrach y bydd yn digwydd wrth i’r genhedlaeth nesaf fynd ati i greu o’r newydd, felly iddyn nhw mae’r llyfr yn cael ei gyflwyno. Dwi am i’r llyfr sbarduno’r genhedlaeth hon i fynd amdani.

IS-DEITLA'N UNIG is the latest book published by Gomer Press and is a journey into the world of foreign cinema through the eyes of a Welsh cinephile.

IS-DEITLA’N UNIG (trans. 'Subtitles Only') by Emyr Glyn Williams is a personal journey through the world of foreign film, its history, effect and its magic. This is an extraordinarily original book, in terms of breaking new ground in the world of Welsh language publishing and the fresh, unique voice of the author promises to open the mind of the reader to a rich new world as he transports us through the work of the giants of European and World cinema - Godard, Fassbinder, Bresson, Tarkovsky, Von Trier, Fellini, Pasolini, Wong Kar Wai - and beyond with his passionate and knowledgeable analysis, tempered with a good dose of humour and autobiography. The book is a unique blend of a memoir, celebration, a love letter and a call to arms.

Emyr explains, ‘What I hope this book will do is create an awareness within the reader, here in Wales first and foremost, of the importance of having independent voices all over the world who create and re-define the boundaries of cinema. As an individual my dream is to see cinematic films being created in the Welsh language. I want to see film artists from Wales joining in with this global community and speaking the language of cinema with confidence, fluency and passion. So far, this isn’t a practical reality. But I hope this will happen as the next generation go about creating cinema from the ground up, so I dedicate this book to them. I want this book to be one small component inspiring this generation to simply just go for it. Creating films is a brilliant and valuable experience, and we should all be more ready to believe and encourage more artists in Wales to venture forth and create cinema in Welsh.’

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