Swept from the Sea
1997 · Movie · PG-13 · 113 min · ★ 6.4 · 33% critics
In late-19th-century coastal England, a foreign shipwreck survivor washes ashore sick, frightened, and unable to speak the local language. Shunned by nearly everyone, he finds unexpected kindness from a lonely young servant, and their bond grows into a romance tested by fear, prejudice, and village gossip.
Based on Amy Foster
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1998-01-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 33/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (76 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy sweeping period romances about outsiders finding each other, especially if Memoirs of a Geisha or Moll Flanders worked for you; Not for you if you want brisk pacing or lots of plot turns.
Pros: heartfelt romance; beautiful coastal scenery; strong emotional pull | Cons: slow pacing; simple story; uneven character depth
Themes
- underdog
- sea
- wales
- loss of loved one
- shipwreck
- strangeness
- doctor
- xenophobia
- woman director
- strange person
Cast & crew
Rachel Weisz
as Amy Foster
Vincent Perez
as Yanko
Ian McKellen
as Dr. James Kennedy
Kathy Bates
as Miss Swaffer
Joss Ackland
as Mr. Swaffer
Tony Haygarth
as Mr. Smith
Fiona Victory
as Mrs. Smith
Tom Bell
as Isaac Foster
Zoë Wanamaker
as Mary Foster
- WS
William Scott-Masson
as Mr. Wilcox
Directed by Beeban Kidron