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Swept from
the Sea (aka Amy Foster)
based
on the short story by Joseph Conrad; screenplay
by Tim Willocks
A Phoenix Pictures, The Greenlight Fund and Tapson Steel
Films production.
Released in 1997.
Director: Beeban Kidron
Producers: Polly Tapson, Charles Steel and
Beeban Kidron
Associate Producer: Devon Dickson
Executive Producers: Garth Thomas and Tim Willocks
Cinematography: Dick Pope
Production Designer: Simon Holland
Costume Designer: Caroline Harris
Original Music: John Barry
Running time: approx. 109 mins
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Cast
(main
characters, in
alphabetical order) |
Joss Ackland.....Mr Swaffer
Kathy Bates.....Miss Swaffer
Tom Bell.....Isaac Foster
Ellis Fernandez.....Stefan, Son of Amy and Yanko
Tony Haygarth.....Mr Smith
Eve Matheson.....Mrs Wilcox
Sir Ian McKellen.....Dr James Kennedy
Vincent Perez.....Yanko Gooral
William Scott-Masson.....Mr Wilcox
Fiona Victory.....Mrs Smith
Zoë Wanamaker.....Mary Foster
Rachel Weisz.....Amy Foster |
Production |
| Amy Foster, a
deeply imaginative and introverted young woman, endures a
miserable existence in a remote Cornish village. Her
embittered mother treats her harshly, while her father is
angered by his daughter's unusual behaviour. Misunderstood
by both her family and the community at large, only James
Kennedy, the local doctor, realises how special Amy is. He
befriends her, in spite of the views of the other
villagers. When a ship carrying immigrants is wrecked off
the coast in a terrible storm, the majority of people in this
superstitious community are reluctant to help the only survivor,
Yanko Gooral. With the help of some more enlightened
residents including Amy and the doctor, however, Yanko begins to
build a new life for himself after his terrible ordeal.
But when he and Amy fall in love, their affair has far-reaching
consequences. |
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Swept
from the Sea (Region 1) DVD |
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Amy
Foster (Region 2) DVD |
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