The main character stayed clean to reflect the beauty of her soul IMO. Learn more about the program. Ms. Weisz has a big, handsome Brooke Shields-like face, but that face is too masklike to convey much feeling. Amy Foster, considered a simpleton by some and a witch by others, is accused of conjuring the fierce storm which causes a shipwreck. This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. More than once the subject of Christianity is brought up. But even I can’t expect that much from Hollywood. The movie has too many swooning close-ups, too much rain, too many shots of the churning sea and far too much music. The contrast between their intimacy and humanity versus the ignorance and jealousy of the townsfolk is wrought through fine acting by the entire cast. Please choose a different delivery location. As far as the one dress remark,most women of the class, location, and time only had one. Yanko and Amy share a somewhat suggestive moment together in their secret cave in which she removes her outer shirt, revealing her chemise and embraces him.
Few romances are as touching or memorable as this one. A haunting tale of love and loss, Swept From the Sea is "a superb, epic and moving romance". Amy Foster: Swept from the Sea also known as “Amy Foster,” “Swept from the Sea ... And despite the veiled threats and warnings of the villagers, as well as Amy’s parents, a bond grows between them, and Yanko begins to understand Amy’s world and her love for the sea, which has brought her the greatest gift of all… a soul mate. I cannot comprehend the lower ratings some people have given this movie. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. But the young gorgeous Amy Foster ( Rachel Weisz), who is also roundly rejected by almost all the villagers, for her own uniqueness, will definitely not dismiss the newcomer. Wild-eyed and haired, handsome, both proud and diffident, Yanko ( Vincent Perez) is the sole survivor of a Ukrainian ship headed for America in 1888, but wrecked off the coast of Cornwall, England. His courage among the ignorant and hateful people is stalwart. Dick Pope’s photography is impressive, as is the editing by Alex Mackie and Andrew Mondshein. ''Swept From the Sea'' is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned).
We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. This story is based on the short story, 'Amy Foster', by Joseph Conrad, which I have not read. From the very beginning, one gets the feeling of being in the Iliad and the Odyssey, Sinbad the Sailor, or some other grand tale. Amy serves Yanko humbly without even knowing him, showing gentleness of character, and a willingness to help even the most desolate and filthy; she washes his cracked, bleeding and filthy hands and feet. ''Swept From the Sea'' is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2012. The feverish temperature of ''Swept From the Sea'' is spiked by the fact that its lovers are beautiful outcasts clinging together against a hostile world. The on-screen chemistry between Rachel Weisz and Vincent Perez is sizzling, earthy and palpable. Only one man survives and is immediately drawn to strange Amy. Her only solace is in her secret world a shoreline cave where she collects artifacts from the sea and dreams of a better life. Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2018. Dr. Kennedy tends to various deep wounds and cuts, once cutting away (non-graphically) gangrene-infected flesh.
However, Amy isn’t convinced of the man’s guilt and pays a gentle visit to the man, washing away the grime and offering him food. Everyone is prone to ignorance, fear and misunderstanding of the unusual. He also humbles himself by asking forgiveness for his sins. Beautiful and heartbreaking from beginning to end. Instead of seeming pent-up in a tempestuous private fantasy world in which she relates all her emotions to the sea, the character seems simply slow-witted.
But when Mr. Swaffer and his daughter offer the lovers a piece of land and a cottage, Yanko and Amy marry and seem set for life. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Unable to add item to List. Tragedy strikes them but the ending satisfies. Numerous dead immigrants wash up on the shore, and are each checked by Dr. Kennedy, and finally laid in the churchyard in preparation for burial. But can their love withstand the hate and superstition that the ignorant masses will force upon them? (Going directly to the person he has wronged and confessing truthfully that he is sorry for his actions.) There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. When Yanko Gooral (Mr. Perez), a dashing Ukrainian adventurer bound for America, finds himself shipwrecked on the Cornish coast after his boat capsizes in a storm, the narrow-minded villagers who find him near death and babbling in a foreign tongue assume he is a dangerous lunatic and imprison him in a woodshed. Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018. A man throws up on board ship. Mr. Perez is more convincing, and there is real passion in his tortured, angry responses to the villagers' hostility.
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