Swept from the Sea (1997)

Regisseur:

Beeban Kidron

Drehbuchautoren:

Joseph Conrad (story)
Tim Willocks (writer)

Premierendatum:

23. Januar 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

In the heart of an outcast he found his destiny. In the passion of an outsider she found her home.

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Patient | Shipwreck | Love | Cornwall | Russian

Nutzerkommentare:

The eyes have it

Besetzung

Rachel Weisz	...	Amy Foster
Vincent Perez	...	Yanko Gooral
Ian McKellen	...	Dr. James Kennedy
Kathy Bates	...	Miss Swaffer
Joss Ackland	...	Mr. Swaffer
Tony Haygarth	...	Mr. Smith
Fiona Victory	...	Mrs. Smith
Tom Bell	...	Isaac Foster
Zoë Wanamaker	...	Mary Foster
William Scott-Masson	...	Mr. Willcox
Eve Matheson	...	Mrs. Willcox
Dave Hill	...	Jack Vincent
Roger Ashton-Griffiths	...	Canon Van Stone (as J.G.R. Ashton-Griffiths)
Matthew Scurfield	...	Thackery
Margery Withers	...	Widow Cree
Janine Duvitski	...	Mrs. Finn
Willie Ross	...	Preble
Janet Henfrey	...	Mrs. Rigby
Paul Whitby	...	Stefan
Bob Smith	...	Nikolas
Angela Morant	...	Iryna
Gerardo Silano	...	Brother Bodan
Neil Rutherford	...	Brother Peter
Sandra Huggett	...	Brother Bodan's Wife
Frédérique Feder	...	Peter's Wife (as Frederique Feder)
Ellis Fernandez	...	Amy's Son, Stefan
Esperanza Carmona	...	Ukranian Dancer
Natasha Cullingford	...	Ukranian Dancer
Christopher Maskens	...	Ukranian Dancer
Emma Payne	...	Ukranian Dancer
Steve Rouse	...	Ukranian Dancer (as Steven Rouse)
Michael Toon	...	Ukranian Dancer

Regie
Beeban Kidron

Buch (In alphabetischer Reihenfolge)
Joseph Conrad		story "Amy Foster"
Tim Willocks		writer

Produktion
Devon Dickson	....	associate producer
Beeban Kidron	....	producer
Charles Steel	....	producer
Polly Tapson	....	producer
Garth Thomas	....	executive producer
Tim Willocks	....	executive producer

Originalmusik
John Barry

Kamera
Dick Pope		(director of photography)

Schnitt
Alex Mackie
Andrew Mondshein

Casting
Andy Pryor		(as Andy Prior)
Gail Stevens

Szenenbild
Simon Holland

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Clinton Cavers		(supervising art director)
Gordon Toms

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Neesh Ruben

Kostüme
Caroline Harris

Maske/Frisuren
Jan Archibald	....	key hair stylist
Amanda Knight	....	key makeup artist
Trefor Proud	....	makeup artist
Astrid Schikorra	....	hair stylist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Ian Hickinbotham	....	post-production manager
Guy Tannahill	....	unit production manager

Regieassistenten
Chris Carreras	....	first assistant director
Robert Grayson	....	second second assistant director
Marios Hamboulides	....	assistant director
Cliff Lanning	....	second assistant director
Candy Marlowe	....	crowd second assistant director
Josh Robertson	....	additional second assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
Terry Apsey	....	construction manager
Ken Barley	....	supervising plasterer (as Kenneth Barley)
Amanda Bernstein	....	assistant art director
Billy Bridge	....	stand-by props
Sam Chesworth	....	plasterer's laborer
Brian Cooper	....	plasterer's laborer
Jim Cornish	....	storyboard artist
Gary Cumbes	....	greensman
Arwel Evans	....	dressing props
Michael Gardiner	....	plasterer
Chris Greenwood	....	plasterer
Peter Grove	....	carpenter
Michelle Harvey	....	art department runner
Brian Henry	....	stand-by props
Phillip A. Henry	....	greensman (as Philip Honey)
Paul Humbles	....	dressing props
Matthew Hywel-Davies	....	dressing props (as Matthew Hywel Davies)
Paul King	....	plasterer
Charles Leatherland	....	draftsmaster
Mike Malik	....	property master
John Mcgregor	....	chargehand carpenter (as John McGregor)
Anthony Mitchell	....	rigger
Brian Morris	....	stand-by painter
John New	....	supervising carpenter
John Newvell	....	rigger
Ron Newvell	....	supervising rigger
Steven Pollecutt	....	stand-by rigger
Mari Roberts	....	art department trainee
Shirley Robinson	....	set dresser
Nigel Ross	....	stand-by stagehand
Philip Smith	....	carpenter
Glen Starr	....	painter
Adrian Start	....	supervising painter
Jim Statchini	....	supervising stagehand
Nick Thomas	....	assistant property master
Michael Traynor	....	stand-by carpenter
Mark Williamson	....	carpenter
Paul Williamson	....	supervising carpenter
Robert Windsor	....	carpenter
Brian Winterborn	....	set dresser

Ton Stab
Chinna Boapeah	....	boom operator
Peter Bond	....	sound editor
John Cochrane	....	dialogue editor
Ron Davis	....	sound editor
Martin Evans	....	supervising sound editor
John Hayward	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Holt	....	foley editor
Daniel Laurie	....	assistant sound editor
Christine Newell	....	assistant foley editor
Richard Pryke	....	assistant re-recording mixer
George Richards	....	sound recordist
Alan Sallabank	....	adr mixer
Adam Sykes	....	sound assistant

Spezialeffekte
Adam Aldridge	....	special effects
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor
James David	....	special effects technician
James Davis III	....	special effects technician
Mark Haddenham	....	special effects technician
Garth Inns	....	special effects
Ian Lowe	....	special effects technician
John Van Der Pool	....	special effects (as John Vanderpool)

Visual Effects
Adrian De Wet	....	digital compositor
Paddy Eason	....	digital effects designer
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC
Roz Lowrie	....	digital effects editor
Alison O'Brien	....	visual effects producer
Chris Panton	....	digital compositor
Chris Panton	....	matte artist
Tim Quarman	....	digital input: CFC
Tim Wellspring	....	visual effects assistant
Dennis Michelson	....	visual effects: CFC (uncredited)
Kevin Phelan	....	scanning and recording producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Lucy Allen	....	stunt performer
Terry Forestal	....	stunt coordinator
Terry Forestal	....	stunt performer
Phil Lonergan	....	stunt performer
Tony Lucken	....	stunt performer
Tom Lucy	....	stunt coordinator
Tom Lucy	....	stunt performer
Sean McCabe	....	stunt performer
Joanna McLaren	....	stunt performer (as Joanna McClaren)
Seon Rogers	....	stunt performer (as Séon Rogers)
Tony Smart	....	stunt performer
Steve Griffin	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Ray Bateman	....	generator operator
Larry Blanford	....	aerial camera operator (as Larry Blandford)
James Bloom	....	clapper loader
Lucy Bristow	....	focus puller
David Bryant	....	focus puller
Trevor Coop	....	camera operator
Martin Duncan	....	gaffer
Brian Harris	....	camera operator
Rolf Konow	....	still photographer
Kenny Monger	....	best boy
Peter Myslowski	....	key grip
John Newvell	....	rigger
Jan Pester	....	additional photographer: second unit
Jan Pester	....	steadicam operator: second unit
Arwell Roberts	....	technician: Wescam
David Shillingford	....	camera operator (as Dave Shillingford)
Simon Starling	....	focus puller
Geoffrey Thomas	....	camera trainee

Casting (Stab)
Beverley Keogh	....	extras casting: Yorkshire
Candida Marlowe	....	extras casting: Cornwall

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Tim Aslam	....	assistant costume designer
Samantha Crouch	....	wardrobe assistant
Helen Ingham	....	costume maker
Marco Scotti	....	wardrobe supervisor
Georgina Season	....	wardrobe assistant

Schnitt (Stab)
Cilla Beirne	....	conforming editor
Christine Campbell	....	associate editor
Keith Lowes	....	conforming editor
Julian Pryce	....	second assistant editor
Sarah Rains	....	assistant conforming editor
Simon Astbury	....	colorist: rushes (uncredited)

Musik (Stab)
John Barry	....	conductor
John Barry	....	score producer
Geoff Foster	....	score recordist
Robert Hathaway	....	music editor (as Bob Hathaway)
Cliff Kohlweck	....	supervising music editor (as Clif Kohlweck)
Nic Raine	....	orchestrator
John Richards	....	music score engineer
Christian Rutherford	....	line music fixer

Transporte
Trevor Atkin	....	unit driver
Christopher Newman	....	unit driver
Mark Payne	....	unit driver
Brian Scott	....	unit driver
Richard Sloggett	....	unit driver

Restlicher Stab
Bobby Blues	....	supervising production accountant
Paul Boase	....	wrangler
Alison Boon	....	wrangler
Sandra Butterworth	....	dialogue coach
Kevin Chamberlain	....	catering manager
Andy Clayton	....	location manager
Natasha Coombs	....	trainee: FT2
Hillery Cope	....	unit nurse
Bill Darby	....	location manager
Teresa Darby	....	assistant location manager (as Teresa Hidalgo)
Gordon Davis	....	cashier (as Gortdon Davies)
Patsy de Lord	....	production coordinator
Shani Duncan	....	trainee: FT2
Alison Golding	....	assistant to choreographer
Ciara Gormley	....	production secretary
Simon Gosling	....	assistant: Ms. Tapson and Mr. Steel
Rhian Griffiths	....	production assistant
Danielle Harrigan	....	assistant: Ms. Kidron
Mick Hart	....	wrangler
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialogue coach (as Liz Himelstein)
Jacky Holding	....	assistant accountant
Jonathan Hook	....	location assistant
Stuart Hopps	....	choreographer
Dan John	....	production assistant (as Daniel John)
Debbie Kaye	....	horse master
Sara Keene	....	unit publicist (as Sarah Keene)
Sophie Kent	....	assistant: Mr. Thomas
Vladimir Kondratyuk	....	dance double: Yanko
Karina Lawson	....	production assistant
Candida Marlowe	....	extras coordinator
Miles Marton	....	researcher
Nicola Matthews	....	trainee: FT2
David Maund	....	trainee: FT2
Leisa Melnyk	....	dialogue coach: Ukranian (as Leisha Melnyk)
Peter Munt	....	wrangler
Nik Panic	....	pre-production supervisor
Lynn Carol Robinson	....	unit nurse
Richard Romain	....	wrangler
Brian Shemmings	....	health & safety officer
Claire Sparksman	....	assistant: Ms. Kidron
Steven Speed	....	assistant to choreographer
Beverly Winston	....	script supervisor (as Beverley Winston)
Jacqueline M. Stone	....	script editor (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Phoenix Pictures
• Tapson Steel Films Productions
• The Greenlight Fund
• TriStar Pictures

Verleihfirmen

• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (Germany)
• GCR (1999) (France) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
• TriStar Pictures (1998) (USA)

Spezialeffekte

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital visual effects)
• Mattes & Miniatures (additional matte painting) (as Mattes & Miniatures)

Weitere Firmen

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• AFM Lighting  lighting equipment
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Aerial Camera Systems  wescam provided by
• Angels & Bermans  costumes
• Cine Image Film Opticals  titles and opticals (as Cine Image)
• East Lancashire Light Railway Co  steam engines provided by
• First Unit Caterers  catering (as 1st Unit Caterers)
• Interact  post-production facilities
• Keighley and Worth Valley Railway  rolling stock and station settings
• Movie Tech  moviecam and lenses by
• North Yorkshire Moors Railway, The  railway vistas and track
• Pinewood Studios  sound post-production
• Square Sail Shipyard Ltd.  sailing ships
• WLS  facilities

Alternativ:

Amy Foster (UK)
Amy Foster: Swept from the Sea (UK) (DVD title)
Balayé par la mer (Canada: French title)
Amy Foster - Im Meer der Gefühle (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for elements of theme and some sensuality.

Länge:

115 Min

Produktionsland:

Canada | UK | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:12 | France:U | Germany:12 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Drehorte:

Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK

Firma:

Phoenix Pictures

The eyes have it

I rented this movie because I was trying to watch as many Rachel Weisz movies as possible (inspired by her acting in The Mummy Returns). I must say this movie is a gem I would have otherwise missed. I think this movie is all about subtlety of character. The whole enigma around Amy Foster exists only because people don't appreciate the subtleties of her personality and interactions with others. As Dr. Kennedy says in his narration, her silence was not out of inaction or stupidity; rather it was a way of communicating either disdain, disinterest, or disapproval for how others were treating her. Amy's main way of communicating, aside from her silence, was through her eyes. Even though Yanko learned to speak English, he also appreciated and learned to communicate in Amy's own language. I liked Vincent Perez's acting in this movie. His Russian accent was pretty authentic. The other British accents seemed to be mixed between various regions. I'd say this is probably the best acting I've seen out of Rachel Weisz in the five of her movies I've seen. However I notice that those expressions which I felt were so striking in this movie for this character are rather stereotyped expressions that she uses in general. I don't know whether that is what the directors are looking for or if this is one of the few acting flaws that Ms. Weisz might yet overcome. Overall score: 8/10