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Swept from the Sea

1998 · 113 min

A slow, tender, and ultimately heartbreaking story of outsiders finding love amid hostility, with a bittersweet emotional pull.

Directed by
Beeban Kidron
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
In the heart of an outcast, he found his destiny. In the passion of an outsider, she found her home.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Beeban Kidron
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Beeban Kidron
Written by
Tim Willocks
Starring
Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates, Joss Ackland, Tony Haygarth, Fiona Victory, Tom Bell
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
Dick Pope
Runtime
113 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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