"Swept from the Sea" by Beeban Kidron

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"This paper examines the film, "Swept from the Sea," directed by Beeban Kidron and based on "Amy Foster," a short story by Joseph Conrad. The film is a tragic romance about individual isolation, prejudice, secrets, ignorance, and misunderstandings. "Swept from the Sea" movingly condemns the condescending presumption that encourages people to believe they know the truth when they know only some of the facts of a particular situation. The story indicates the kinds of secrets which the human heart is capable of concealing.

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.."

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