"Swept From the Sea"

The film takes place primarily in England in the late 19th century and opens with a beautiful woman atop a cliff gazing out at a wild stretch of sea from the cliffs above. She stands with a small boy, watching the waves. A man arrives in a cart, calling her name, revealing her as Amy Foster (Rachel Weisz), "a strange, dreamy local girl" (Calhoun 6). The cart brings her to the bedside of the kindly Miss Swaffer (Kathy Bates), but her ministrations are cut short by the arrival of Dr. Kennedy (Ian McKellen), who curtly sends the girl on her way.

His coldness prompts Miss Swaffer to convince him to tell her why he dislikes Amy so much, and the majority of the movie is the flashback that tells Amy's story. Amy was raised in this desolate Cornish town, rejected and hated by her parents, Mary and Isaac (Tom Bell and Zoe Wanamaker), for reasons she does not understand until very late in the film. Amy retaliates by refusing to speak, and her silence convinc

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ourtship that is viewed by the townspeople with disbelief and ridicule. Most of them believe that Amy is not right in the head, but she is still one of their own. As an outsider, they believe, Yanko should not fraternize with one of the local women. Amy has other ideas, however. When the men of the town believe that Amy has given her virginity to the young Russian (the film suggests this as a possibility but does not show it explicitly), they attempt to frighten him off by beating him violently. This brutal episode serves to strengthen the couple's devotion. With the Swaffers' help, Amy and Yanko are married and take possession of a tiny cottage, perched on the cliffs at the edge of Amy's beloved sea. Dr. Kennedy views these events with mixed emotions. He has developed a great affection for his Russian friend and welcomes the young man's happiness. At the same time, marriage has taken Yanko away from him, and he does not understand exactly what Yanko sees in this odd girl who dances by herself and rarely speaks to anyone. The couple soon has a son, and their prospects for happiness start to look good. However, Yanko contracts a dangerous fever. In the throes of a ferocious storm, Amy is unable to both nurse her husb
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Approximate Word count = 1416
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page)