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DVD 5
German
English
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Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English German
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
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Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\German\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Swedish
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Swept from the Sea,
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This review is from: Amy Foster [DVD] [1998] (DVD)
This magnificent film based on Joseph Conrad's 'Amy Foster' is filled with the timeless grace of classic literature. The Cornwall English coast has never been so beautifully photographed as it is here in this story of two hearts saving each other from a life of loneliness.Rachel Weisz uses her open and beautiful face to marvelous effect, conveying the accumulated hurt and resolve of a girl who has lived her entire life deprived of love. Her father resents her for the marriage her arrival into the world forced him into and her mother witholds her love because of a much deeper shame Amy is unaware of. Amy counters their unkindness with a silence that seems strange to those around her and casts her heart upon the sea, waiting for it to be reborn. When the sole survivor of a shipwreck washes ashore and is treated in the same manner as Amy because he is Russian and can not communicate with those around him their hearts connect instantly, a deeply moving yet simple act of human kindness when she washes his feet and offers him bread never to be forgotten, setting the tone for the entire film. Vincent Perez gives a perfect performance as the Russia stranger who is lost and helpless in a foreign land. It is as if the sea Amy so dearly loves has felt her hurt and brought her love. Ian McKellan and Kathy Bates lend depth to this tender and tragic tale revolving around the sea. It will leave you with the feeling you get upon finishing a classic book, knowing it will linger long afterward in your heart and mind. This is a deeply romantic film, spare and beautiful, laced with tenderness and love. Do not, under any circumstances, miss this fine film....
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully heart wrenching performance,
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This review is from: Amy Foster aka Swept From The Sea [1998] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Amy Foster is a wonderful film, which plays on all of your emotions. Certain parts of this film will make you want to laugh or cry. The acting from Rachel Weisz & Vincent Perez is excellent, they make you believe how a situation like theirs could actually happen, through bigotry & extreme small mindedness. Vincent Perez plays his part of the shipwrecked Russian, looking for a better world, excellently, his accent is very good. This film is now one of my firm favourites, I would highly recommend it.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie,
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This review is from: Amy Foster aka Swept From The Sea [1998] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I just have to say - I saw this move three months ago and I still can't stop thinking about it.It is extremely moving!!!!!!! and well worth watching over and over again. It has excellent actors, great story and beautiful cinematography. I am actually going to buy it in DVD now, because I just have to have it there to watch.
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