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The intolerant inhabitants of a seaside town ostracize an introverted young woman, branded a simpleton because of her refusal to relate to uncaring townsfolk, and her lover, a shipwrecked, unkempt Ukrainian man, considered to be equally dim. When the two misfits marry and have a son, the townspeople unite in an effort to .. Read more
| Starring | Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland |
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| Director | Beeban Kidron |
| Genres | Drama |
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The intolerant inhabitants of a seaside town ostracize an introverted young woman, branded a simpleton because of her refusal to relate to uncaring townsfolk, and her lover, a shipwrecked, unkempt Ukrainian man, considered to be equally dim. When the two misfits marry and have a son, the townspeople unite in an effort to undermine their happiness. Based on Joseph Conrad's short story "Amy Foster."
| Starring | Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland, Kathy Bates, Tom Bell, Tony Haygarth, Zoe Wanamaker, Angela Morant, Janine Duvitski, Matthew Scurfield, Dave Hill, William Scott-Masson, Roger Ashton-Griffit |
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| Director | Beeban Kidron |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins |
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| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: 15 Mar 1999 |
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ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN
Amy Foster - what can I say
I saw this move three months ago and I still can't stop thinking about it.
It is extremely moving!!!!!!! ... read more »
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Not a bad watch...albeit a bit sad!
Been wanting to watch this film for a while now, but only because I was working around where this was filmed in Cornwall and saw some of the sets and watched ... read more »
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Amy Foster
With such a splendid cast I expected this film to be good but was very disappointed, the lead actor annoyed me and I found the plot unconvincing.
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Customer Review
This film is well worth watching, it is a great film, but not a classic ~ which in summary is a very sad and gritty love story.
Beautifully filmed, ... read more »