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Swept from the Sea (1998)
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates
Runtime113 min
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The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The 1998 film Swept from the Sea, directed by Beeban Kidron, has received a generally positive critical reception, though its audience reception is more mixed. While the film has not received major awards recognition, it has been praised for its romantic drama and performances, though some critics have found it uneven in its execution.
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Swept from the Sea is a 1997 drama film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, and Ian McKellen. Based on the 1901 short story "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad, the film is about a doomed love affair between a simple country girl and a Ukrainian peasant who is swept onto the Cornish shore in 1888 after his emigrant ship sinks on its way to America.
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