Coming Up Roses (1986 film)

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Coming Up Roses (Welsh: Rhosyn a Rhith) 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.^[1]

Coming Up Roses
Film poster
Directed by	Stephen Bayly
Written by	Ruth Carter
Produced by	Linda James
Starring	Dafydd Hywel
Cinematography	Dick Pope
Edited by	Scott Thomas
Release date	May 1986 (1986-05)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Welsh

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 as Mr. Valentine
• W. J. Phillips as Eli Davies
• Clyde Pollitt as Councillor
• Mike Lewis as Trevor's Son