Coming Up Roses (1986 film)
Coming Up Roses is a 1986 Welsh language comedy film. It was directed by Stephen Bayly and starred Dafydd Hywel, Gillian Elisa and Mari Emlyn. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes [Film Festival].
The film centres on the closure of the last small town cinema in South Wales and the community's efforts to pull together to save the cinema.
Cast
- Dafydd Hywel as Trevor
- Iola Gregory as Mona
- Gillian Elisa as Sian
- Mari Emlyn as June
- Ifan [Huw Dafydd] as Dave
- Rowan Griffiths as Pete
- Olive Michael as Gwen
- Bill [Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson] as Mr. Valentine
- W. J. Phillips as Eli Davies
- Clyde Pollitt as Councillor
- Mike Lewis as Trevor's Son