use Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch as a password. 1971: In Straw Dogs, directed by Sam Peckinpah, a Cornish vicar uses the Welsh place name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch as the magic word in a magic trick he performs. 1986: In Back to School, directed by Alan Metter, Rodney Dangerfield's character recites "Do not go gentle into that good night" for his oral exam. 1986: The mining communities in Castle in the Sky, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, are based on the writer-director's experiences travelling in Wales. 1995: In Before Sunrise, directed by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke's character mimics Dylan Thomas's voice, reading a fragment from "As I Walked Out One Evening", written by W.H. Auden. 2000: The Weight of Water, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, features the Dylan Thomas poem "And death shall have no dominion". 2002: The Steven Soderbergh remake of Solaris features the Dylan Thomas poem "And death shall have no dominion"; George Clooney's character reads the first stanza of the poem. 2004: Crash features the Welsh-language folk song "Lisa Lân", sung by Carol Ensley. 2004: Howl's Moving Castle, dir. Hayao Miyazaki: the film does not provide a clearly defined setting, but the book upon which it is based is partially set in Wales. 2019: Saint Maud, written and directed by Rose Glass; the main character speaks Welsh. 2021: The Green Knight (film), written and directed by David Lowery, starring Dev Patel. An Arthurian tale, but also refers to the legend of Saint Winifred. 2022: Autumn in Wales. A Malaysian romantic comedy set in Wales. Welsh actors and directors See also Cinema of Wales Scholarly resources Wales on Screen, edited by Steve Blandford Wales and Cinema: The First Hundred Years'', by Dave Berry Footnotes External links The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales Cinema of Wales Films F cy:Ffilm yng Nghymru