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Heidi, hi Llanelli! Swiss heroine stars in Wales.(Features)

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From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
Date: 20041127
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Byline: By STEFFAN RHYS Western Mail

As Llanelli becomes the new Alpine playground of Swiss angel Heidi, Steffan Rhys relives the magic that has lasted over a century 'THE sky was a deep blue, and the sun shone on the green mountain. Everywhere there were flowers: delicate primroses and great patches of blue gentians and golden rock-roses nodding in the sunshine.'

It doesn't really sound like Llanelli, but the idyllic world of Heidi, the angelic creation of Swiss author Johanna Spyri is being recreated in Stradey Castle for a new film starring Max von Sydow and former ...

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