The story, based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn, is accented by an impressive background of Welsh choral music and quaint patterns of speech.

• 导演在悲剧气息浓厚的情节中，仍设法营造出一些喜趣效果，让观众得到情绪上的平衡，也形成了一种生活化和抒情化的艺术风格。