Swept From The Sea (1997) Movie Script
[ Seagulls Cawing ] [ Boy ]
LOOK, MAMA, THE SEA.
YES, THE SEA. THAT IS WHERE
YOU CAME FROM. AMY ?
AMY ! AMY. AMY, MY DAUGHTER'S
TAKEN A TURN.
SHE'S ASKED FOR YOU. I SENT A MAN TO FETCH
DR. KENNEDY. GO ON.
GO ON THERE. [ Amy ]
DON'T WORRY, MISS SWAFFER.
I WON'T LEAVE YOU. [ Chicken Cackling ]
WHOA ! [ Clock Chiming ] THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CARE, AMY. YOU WILL NOT BE
NEEDED FURTHER. IF YOU PLEASE, SIR, I INTENDED
TO STAY WITH MISS SWAFER
THROUGH THE NIGHT. if i consider
it necessary,
i will stay. LEAVE THE DOCTOR
TO ATTEND ME, AMY. [ Clattering ] GOD BLESS YOU. [ Miss Swaffer ]
REALLY, DOCTOR--
YOUR CRUELTY WAS UNNECESSARY. [ Boy ]
IS SHE GOING TO DIE, MAMA ? [ Amy ]
DR. KENNEDY WILL
LOOK AFTER HER. [ Boy ]
MAMA, WHO'S THE DOCTOR ? [ Man ]
COME ON, YOUNG MAN. [ Miss Swaffer ]
WHY DO YOU HATE HER
SO MUCH ? DO YOU, TOO, CONSIDER HER
A SIMPLETON ? IT IS NOT MY PURPOSE
TO CONSIDER AMY FOSTER
AT ALL. YOU RISK GANGRENE
OF THE BLOOD. I MUST CUT AWAY
THE POISONED FLESH, OR IT WILL CARRY YOU
WITH IT BEFORE
THE NIGHT IS OVER. PERHAPS THAT GIVES ME
LICENSE TO BE BOLD. RELUCTANT AS
YOU MAY BE... TO CONSIDER AMY, IT WOULD COMFORT ME
TO KNOW THE TALE ENTIRE. IF I AM TO DIE--
YOU WILL NOT DIE. I WILL NOT PERMIT IT. PERHAPS IT WILL EASE
MY FEVER. AND YOURS TOO. I DARE SAY
NO ONE PERSON KNOWS
THE TALE ENTIRE. BUT PERHAPS I KNOW
MORE THAN MOST. HE SAID HE WAS
A MOUNTAINEER. THAT IS,
A HIGHLANDER... [ Chickens Cackling ]
FROM A REMOTE CORNER
OF THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS. [ Native Folk ] THEY CALLED HIM YANKO. [ Cheering, Shouting ] HIS FAMILY SOLD A COW
AND A PLOT OF PASTURE LAND... IN ORDER TO PAY
FOR HIS JOURNEY. [ Encouraging Shouts ] [ Fond Cries ] [ Continues ] [ Speaking Ukrainian ]
YAAH ! HEY !
[ Laughing ]
[ Cheering ] OH !
[ Ukrainian ]
OH ! [ Crying ] [ Kennedy ] YANKO CARRIED
WITH HIM ALL THEIR HOPES
AND DREAMS FOR A BETTER WORLD. A LAND OF FREEDOM. HE CALLED I "A LAND OF TRUE GOLD." AMERICA !
[ Crowd ] AMERICA ! AMERICA !
[ Crowd ] AMERICA ! [ Woman ]
YANKO. [ Ukrainian ] [ Train Whistle Blows ] YANKO ! YANKO !
[ Ukrainian ]
STEFAN ! [ Grunts, Laughs ] WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES. "WE ARE THE
LUCKY ONES" ? [ Crowd Shouts Farewells ] [ Kennedy ]
THE JOURNEY WAS LONG
AND GRUELING. YANKO AND HIS COMPANIONS
WERE LOCKED INSIDE
THE CATTLE CARS. [ Coughing ]
DIRTY, HUNGRY AND COLD. AFTER MANY DAYS,
THE IRON TRACK FINALLY
BROUGHT THEM TO THE SHIP... IN WHICH THEY WOULD
CROSS THE SEA. [ Train Whistle Blows ] [ Wheels Grinding ] [ Whistle Continues ] [ Shouting in German ] STEFAN.
[ Ukrainian ] [ Chattering ] [ German ] STEFAN ! [ Ship's Horn Blows ] STEFAN ! [ Ukrainian ] - TO AMERICA !
- TO AMERICA ! TO AMERICA ! [ Miss Swaffer ]
AT LEAST HE HAD
HIS DREAM FOR COMPANY. AND FOUND HIMSELF
A NIGHTMARE. UNTIL HE ME AMY FOSTER. FATE IS BOTH INSCRUTABLE
AND WITHOUT MERCY,
MISS SWAFFER. YOUR DETERMINATION
TO BLAME AMY... IS BEDFELLOW TO THOSE
WHO SAY SHE HERSELF BROUGH THE STORM THAT NIGHT. OH, YOU INSULT ME,
MISS SWAFFER. WITCHCRAFT AND OTHER SUCH
DESPICABLE SUPERSTITIONS
ARE ABHORRENT TO ME. I WON'T DENY, THOUGH,
THAT I ALWAYS FOUND HER
A STRANGE CREATURE. SHE WAS THE PRODUC OF A FAMILY SCANDAL
THAT IMPOVERISHED HER PARENTS. AND SHE'D BEEN SENT OU TO WORK AT THE SMITHS' FARM
WHEN ONLY 12 YEARS OLD. I ADMIT, SHE WAS
A MYSTERY TO ME. BUT I NEVER THOUGH AMY WAS A WITCH--
OR A SIMPLETON. GO ON THERE NOW ! [ Thunder Crashing ] [ Man ] TOM, WILLIAM--
GET THEM HORSES
DOWN THE BACK MEADOW ! DOWN THE BACK MEADOW, I SAY;
BUT MAKE IT SHARP ! THE DEVIL IS A-RIDIN'
THIS WIND TONIGHT ! TOM, GET THEM
PIGS OUT OF THERE. MALCOLM ! WE'LL NEED SOME
ROPE AND SOME TIMBER AS WELL ! AMY !
AMY FOSTER ! [ Glass Shattering ]
[ Gasps ] WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ? [ Gasping ] [ Woman ]
AMY ! WHY ARE YOU IN THE DARK ?
GO AND MAKE MR. SMITH
SOME GOOD STRONG TEA. [ Screaming, Crying ] [ Shouting in German ] [ Shouting in German ] [ Wood Creaking ] [ Moaning ] [ Shouting Continues ] [ Groaning ] [ Screams ] [ Bell Tolling ] WHAT'S UP ? SHIP DOWN--
IN THE BAY ! [ Woman ]
MY BOYS ! MY BOYS !
[ Crying ] WHERE ARE
MY FINE BOYS ? DON'T FRE FOR YOUR BOYS, MOTHER.
IT WAS AN IMMIGRANT SHIP. IT WASN' ONE OF OUR OWN. [ Woman ]
NOT ONE OF OUR OWN ? PRAISES BE.
PRAISES BE TO GOD. - [ Another Woman, Shouting ]
HOLD YOUR TONGUE, WIDOW CREE !
- [ Sobs ] THE SEA WILL CURSE ME
FOR THOSE WORDS.
YOU'RE A FOOLISH OLD WOMAN ! [ Cree ] 'TIS A CURSE.
[ Kennedy ]
THERE, THERE, MOTHER. SHH ! - SHH !
- [ Woman ]
WE WILL BE CURSED ! - QUIET. QUIET ! NO ONE ELSE
IS GOING TO BE CURSED.
- [ Sobbing ] NOT ONE AMONGST YOU. BUT WE WILL SEE
OUR DUTY DONE BY THIS
TRAGIC DAY. LADIES. TAKE CARE FOR HER. [ Sobbing ] THE REST OF US
HAVE WORK TO DO. [ Woman ]
DID YOU MANAGE
TO SAVE ANY, DOCTOR ? I HAVE LOOKED INTO
EACH AND EVERY FACE, AND THERE IS NO A SOLITARY LIVING SOUL
AMONGST THEM. I WAS NOT IN SAFETY;
NEITHER HAD I REST, NEITHER WAS I QUIET-- YET TROUBLE CAME. THERE'S NO MORE
I CAN DO. THESE SOULS ARE
IN YOUR HANDS NOW. THE AILMENTS
OF THE LIVING... DO NOT WAI UPON THE DEAD. [ Shivering ] [ Rooster Crowing ] [ Footsteps
Approaching ] - [ Woman Screaming ]
- [ Dish Smashing ] AMY--
FOR GOD'S SAKE,
BOLT THE DOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
THAT WINDOW. WI-- WILLIAM !
WILLIAM ! WILLIAM ! THERE'S A BEAS IN THE YARD ! [ William ]
HELL'S BELLS, GIRL. WHAT IN
DAMNATION IS GOING ON ? [ Woman ]
THERE'S A LUNATIC IN THE YARD. A LUNATIC ?
BY CHRIST, I'LL GET RID
OF THE BLACKGUARD. I'LL TEACH HIM
TO GO 'ROUND
FRIGHTENIN' WOMEN ! I'LL SORT HIM OUT.
THAT I WILL. [ Barking ] ALL RIGHT, NOW.
LET'S BE HAVIN' YA. [ Screaming ] ALL RIGHT, MY FRIEND. IF YOU'LL JUS BEAR WITH ME A WHILE, WE'LL JUST SEE
IF BETWEEN THE TWO OF US
WE CAN'T WORK SOMETHING OUT. [ Ukrainian ] [ Ukrainian Continues ] [ William ] ALL RIGHT.
WELL, YOU GO DOWN HERE.
RIGHT DOWN HERE. DOWN HERE. [ Shouting In Ukrainian ]
RIGHT DOWN THERE. [ Shouting, Groaning ] [ William ]
CHRIST ALMIGHTY. [ Amy ]
DOG, GET DOWN. DOWN ! [ Dog Whimpering ] - DON'T !
- [ Thudding ] HE MEANT NO HARM. GET YOU
IN THAT HOUSE, GIRL. GET YOU IN NOW ! GET YOU ON
WITH YOUR WORK ! [ Panting, Grunting ] [ Knocks ] [ Water Dripping ] CAN YOU EAT THIS ? [ Ukrainian ] [ Ukrainian ] THANK YOU FOR
COMING OVER SO PROMPT,
MR. SWAFFER, SIR. I TELL YOU,
THIS CHARACTER IS MADDER
THAN A MARCH HARE. I HAVEN'T SEEN
A MARCH HARE IN
A GOOD MANY YEARS. LAST TIME I DID,
HE SEEMED
MUCH THE SAME... AS ANY OTHER
VARIETY. PERHAPS YOU MISTAKE
MY MEANING, SIR. IT'S MY BELIEF,
THOUGH NOT MINE ALONE,
OF COURSE, THAT THIS CREATURE IS ESCAPED
FROM SOME LUNATIC ASYLUM
OR SOMETHING. THOUGH GOD KNOWS WHERE. YOUR ADVICE WOULD BE
A GENUINE COMFOR TO ME, SIR. MIND, THOUGH.
THESE MANIACS DO NO LACK FOR CUNNING. WHEN I WRESTLED
HIM IN HERE,
AND A SCRAP IT WERE, HE LOOKED LIKE
THE BEAS OF MALKIN MOOR. INDEED, IT HAD
CROSSED MY MIND THA HE WERE THE SAME. WATCH YOURSELF, SIR.
HE'S A FIERCE DEVIL. [ William ]
OI, HE WAS
FILTHY AS A PIG ! DID YOU OPEN
THIS DOOR ? WELL, YOU COULD HAVE
GOT US ALL MURDERED
IN OUR BEDS. - HE WAS DIRTY.
- YOU WASHED HIM ? GOOD CHRIST, GIRL !
IF YOU WEREN'T SUCH
A HELPLESS IDIOT, I'D SUSPEC UNNATURAL PRACTICES. NOW YOU GET BACK IN
THAT HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW ! [ Mr. Swaffer ]
I WOULD SUGGEST THA THIS MAN WOULD BENEFIT-- BENEFI HIGHLY INDEED-- FROM THE SERVICES
OF A GOOD
GENTLEMAN'S BARBER. BUT AS WE BOTH KNOW,
TO OUR OWN COST... SUCH IS NOT AVAILABLE
IN THESE PARTS. ALL TOO TRUE, SIR.
ALL TOO TRUE. JUST THE SAME, SIR,
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND ME
WHEN I SAY... I DO BE DAMNED
IF I KNOW WHA TO DO WITH HIM. HE IS
A FUNNIOSITY. [ William ] WELL, THAT'S
THE LAST WE'LL SEE OF HIM.
LET OLD SWAFFER SORT HIM OUT. [ Yanko Shouting
In Ukrainian ] [ Kennedy ]
IT MUST HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE
THING TO FIND ONESELF... LOST AND HELPLESS
IN A FOREIGN LAND. THAT WINTER, YANKO ENDURED
AN OVERWHELMING LONELINESS. I'M PAID TO HERD SHEEP,
NOT DIG DITCHES FOR
SOMEONE ELSE'S SHIT ! SWAFFER'S FORGOTTEN
WHAT CENTURY WE'RE IN ! YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO DO
ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US,
WON'T YOU, EH ? [ Kennedy ]
HE WORKED FOR NO WAGES.
TO ALL INTENTS A SLAVE. AND HE HAD NO LANGUAGE
WITH WHICH TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF
OR SAY WHERE HE HAD COME FROM. HE TOLD ME LATER THA HIS ONLY HOPE AND COMFORT... WAS THE MEMORY OF THE GIRL
WHO HAD GIVEN HIM BREAD. I DON'T KNOW IF AMY
EVER THOUGHT OF HIM. HER LIFE CONTINUED
WITHOUT VARIATION. EACH SUNDAY, SHE WAS EXPECTED
TO VISIT HER PARENTS, MARY AND ISAAC FOSTER. YOU'RE LATE. [ Amy ]
MOTHER. FATHER. WHY DOES SHE KEEP
COMIN' BACK HERE ? SHE COMES TO HELP
HER MOTHER. SHE DOESN' COME FOR YOUR BENEFIT. AH, SHE'S A QUEER SORT.
ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
IS IT ANY WONDER ? THE WAY YOU TREAT HER.
SILENCE THE BIRDS
IN THE BLESSED TREES. I PUT FOOD
ON HER PLATE...
SHE PUTS FOOD... AND A ROOF
OVER HER HEAD !
ON OUR TABLE NOW. AND I'LL SAY WHA I WANT IN MY OWN HOUSE. YOUR HOUSE ?
IT'S SWAFFER'S.
IT WILL NEVER BE YOURS. YOU-YOU REALLY THINK
I NEED REMINDING OF THAT ? BLOODY EMBARRASSMEN SHE IS.
ISAAC-- PICKIN' UP BITS OF RUBBISH
OFF THE BEACH, EH ? EVERYBODY KNOWS, UH ? WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOIN' ? - I AM TALKING TO YOU, LADY !
- ISAAC, PLEASE. [ Door Closes ] [ Kennedy ]
ISAAC HAD BEEN STRUCK
FROM HIS FATHER'S WILL... AS PUNISHMEN FOR HIS SCANDALOUS MARRIAGE, AND HE STILL BLAMED AMY
FOR ALL THEIR WOES. PERHAPS THAT'S WHY
SHE USED SILENCE
AS A WEAPON AGAINST THEM. THEY, IN TURN, ISOLATED AMY
FROM THE COMMUNITY... AND SO SHE DIRECTED HER LOVE
TOWARD THE SEA. BUT THE SEA
WAS NOT LOVER ENOUGH. [ Sighs ]
CHECK. [ Sighs ]
WELL, I'LL BE DAMNED, SIR,
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ME AGAIN. MM. [ Inhales, Exhales Deeply ] I KNOW YOU HAVE A HARD HEAR AT CHESS, SWAFFER, BUT... DON'T YOUR LABORERS
GET THEIR HALF-DAY
ON THE SABBATH ? DON'T RIGHTLY KNOW
IF THAT'S WHA YOU'D CALL HIM. SMITH CAUGHT HIM
IN THE STACK YARD
AT NEW BARNS. RECKONS HIM TO BE
A LUNATIC. YOU'VE BEEN ALL OVER
THE WORLD NOW, DOCTOR. SO TELL ME: DON'T YOU
THINK THIS IS A BIT OF
A HINDU WE'VE GOT HERE ? [ Kennedy ]
UNLESS HE'S UNDERGONE... AN UNLIKELY CONVERSION,
HE'S NO HINDU. OH, HE-HE PUTS ME
SOMEWHAT IN MIND
OF THE BASQUE PEOPLE. HABLAR ESPANOL ?
SENOR ? ERES EN INGLATERRA. I-INGLATERRA. UH, PARLEZ-VOUS
FRANCAIS ? COMPRENEZ-VOUS ? [ Halting English ]
THANK YOU, SIR. [ Laughs ]
HE PICKED UP A WORD OR
TWO FROM THE DAUGHTER. SEEMS TO CALL HIMSELF
"YANKOO GOORAL." YANKO ! PLEASE.
PLEASE ? OH, YES, UH,
BY ALL MEANS. MOSCOW. TOLSTOY. CHEKOV. OH, DAMN.
THINK, MAN. THE VOLGA.
KIEV.
KIEV ? KIEV !
[ Ukrainian ] YOU SEE, SWAFFER,
HE'S A RUSSIAN ! A RUSSIAN ? PRECISELY, THEY'RE
GREAT PLAYERS OF CHESS,
ARE THEY NOT ? [ Ukrainian ]
...TO AMERICA. AMERICA. HOW LONG HAS
THIS MAN BEEN HERE ? SINCE LATE WINTER,
A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WHEN, EXACTLY ? WELL, THE DAUGHTER'S BETTER
WITH DATES THAN I AM.
'TWAS FEBRUARY THE 18th. THE DAY THE SEA
GAVE UP ITS DEAD. SWAFFER, YOU HAVE HERE
THE ONLY SURVIVOR
OF THE EASTBAY DISASTER... OF APPALLING MEMORY. DR. JAMES KENNEDY. KENNEDY !
KENNEDY.
[ Laughs ] DO YOU THINK HE KNOWS... THAT ALL HIS
COMPANIONS PERISHED ? I DON'T KNOW. IF YOU COULD SPARE HIM
FROM HIS WORK
FROM TIME TO TIME... IT WOULD
PLEASE ME TO TRY
I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. PERHAPS YOU CAN GET HIM
TO TEACH YOU CHESS. THEN YOUR VISITS HERE
MIGHT BE WORTH
YOUR MAKING THE JOURNEY. [ Laughs ] [ Chuckles ] SIT DOWN. EAT. [ Clinking ] IT WILL BE REGULAR
FROM NOW ON. IT'S MONEY.
[ Clinking ] YOU'LL WORK
DAYLIGHT HOURS,
WITH SUNDAYS OFF. AND WHAT YOU DO
WITH YOUR OWN TIME'S
YOUR OWN BUSINESS. THERE IS A GIRL
AT THE FARM. A GIRL ?
YOU MEAN OUR AMY ? AMY.
PERHAPS IT IS
HER NAME. A GRACIOUS LADY
OF GREAT BEAUTIFUL. WHO, OUR AMY ? Y-YOU'VE GO AS MUCH CHANCE
WITH SWAFFER'S MARE ! A-AND A BETTER
TIME OF IT, TOO,
I SHOULDN'T WONDER. AMY !
[ Laughing ] MR. SWAFFER !
YOU'VE BROUGHT THE LUMBER. WILLIAM WILL BE SO PLEASED.
[ Sighs ] HE HASN'T HEARD
THE PRICE YET. AH ! PLEASE COME
AND HAVE SOME TEA. CUP OF TEA WOULD BE
RIGHT CIVILIZED. YOU TWO STAY OUT HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HOLD ON, AMY. HAVEN'T YOU GOT A MINUTE
FOR YOUR POOR OLD FATHER ? FATHER. THIS LAD 'ERE THINKS
YOU'RE A GRACIOUS LADY.
DID YOU KNOW THAT ? [ Isaac Laughs ] [ Imitates Yanko ]
"GREAT BEAUTIFUL." AND COME TO THINK OF IT,
YOU DO LOOK QUITE FETCHIN'
IN THAT PINNY. [ Laughs ] [ Isaac ]
CAN'T TAKE A JOKE, SEE ? [ Shouts ]
MM. MM-MM. DON'T YOU WAN YOUR CAKE THEN ? [ Laughing ] NO, KENNEDY.
MOVE NO GOOD. "THAT-IS-NO A-GOOD-MOVE." "DAT-IS-NO A-GOOD-MOVE." PRECISELY ! THAN I LEARN CHESS.
[ Chuckles ] MISS, UH, HELPS I--
UH, ME !
THAT'S RIGHT. MISS SWAFFER. WHY IS THE MISS IN... UM, CART CHAIR ? WELL, SOME 20 YEARS AGO, SHE WAS ENGAGED
TO BE MARRIED. AND ON THE EVE
OF THE WEDDING DAY, SHE FELL
FROM HER HORSE. IT SEEMS SHE HAD
A PASSION FOR RIDING
AND SHE BROKE HER SPINE. THE MARRIAGE--
IT WAS, UH... QUIETLY FORGOTTEN
BY HER INTENDED, IF NOT BY
MISS SWAFFER. OH, THAT IS WHY
SHE WEARS ALWAYS... UM, CLOTHES
OF BLACK ? IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE
REASON ENOUGH TO DO SO. WHY YOU HAVE NO MARRIED, KENNEDY ? OH, I WAS.
A LIFETIME AGO. TWO LIFETIMES, IN FACT.
MY WIFE AND CHILD-- A SON-- THE TYPHUS EPIDEMIC
OF '74 TOOK THEM BOTH. ON THE SAME NIGHT. BUT YOU DO NO WEAR THE BLACK. NO. CHESS LIKE
IN THE LIFE, YES ? YOU MUST LOOK
TO THE FORWARD. FAR TO THE FORWARD. [ Sighs ]
HMM. [ Clock Chiming ] CHECKMATE. [ Chuckles ] [ Kennedy Laughing ] [ Horse Panting ] [ Yanko ]
HEY, HEY ! HEY ! -HO! HO! GO!
-NOT SO FAST. WHOA ! WHOA !
[ Whistles ] [ Chattering ] [ Peddler ]
LOVELY CRUSTY COB HERE ! CRUSTY COBS !
LOVELY FRESH BREAD. NICE HOG'S HEAD.
NICE AND FRESH. [ Shoppers, Vendors
Chattering ] THERE WE GO.
THERE'S YOUR RIBBON
AND YOUR CHANGE. THANK YOU. [ Woman ]
CAN I HELP YOU, SIR ? MY, MY, MY.
I THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT... IT WAS
THE PRINCE OF WALES. OH, THESE WELL AND STRONG.
BUT I HAVE BETTER. A REAL SUIT.
LIKE YOURS. VERY HANDSOME,
I'M SURE. AND THE OTHER ?
THIS IS... MY MYSTERY. THIS IS MY SECRET. THIS IS MY SECRET. WELL, EVERY MAN
IS ENTITLED
TO HIS SECRETS. ESPECIALLY IF HE
HAS A FINE SUIT.
[ Chuckles ] [ Knocking ] GRACIOUS LADY. FORGIVE ME. - THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE,
WITH YOUR ACCEPTING-- IF YOU WOULD
BE PLEASED--
[ Gasping ] FORGIVE ME.
I SHALL LIKE-- I SHALL LIKE
TO WALK OUT WITH YOU. YOU WILL ? [ Ukrainian ] THANK YOU.
BLESSINGS. UM, WHEN MAY
I CALL AGAIN ? SUNDAY IS MY DAY. SUNDAY.
THANK YOU. [ Woman ]
AMY ? EH, HAVE YOU
FINISHED THAT FLOOR YET ? [ Shouting ]
AYE-YA-HA ! [ Ukrainian ] YOU BLOODY LUNATIC ! OI, OI.
LOOK WHO'S HERE. [ William ] IT'S THAT GYPO.
[ Man ] OI ! DOES SWAFFER
KNOW YOU'RE RUNNING LOOSE ? I TELL YOU, MALCOLM,
THAT MAN MUST BE
SOME KIND OF EPILEPTIC. [ William ]
THE DEVIL TAKE ME ! AMY, YOU BETTER GET BACK
IN THAT KITCHEN SHARP, NOW ! BEFORE THE MISSUS COMES HOME. WELL, I NEVER DID ! I HOPE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
YOUNG LADY. DO YOU
HEAR ME, AMY ? THERE'LL BE HELL TO PAY
WHEN YOUR FATHER FINDS OUT.
YOU MARK MY WORDS ! AMY ! AMY ! [ Amy ]
IS YOUR COUNTRY BEAUTIFUL ? [ Yanko ]
YES. THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE
ARE STRONG AND GOOD. - THIS IS--
- THE SEA. THE ANCIENT SEA.
THE DARK SEA. THE CRUEL SEA. - THAT'S WHERE YOU CAME FROM.
- I NEVER SAW SUCH A THING. ONLY REMEMBER
BLACKNESS AND WIND... AND THE CRYING
OF CHILDREN. IT'S WHERE
ALL THE HEARTS
OF THE EARTH... THAT HAVE BEEN
LOST TO LOVE
AND TO FEAR... LIE WAITING
TO BE REBORN. THIS IS NOT CHRISTIAN. YOU MUST BE MAD
YOURSELF, GIRL, TO TAKE UP WITH A MAN
WHO IS SURELY
WRONG IN THE HEAD. IF YOU'D LOOKED
INTO HIS EYES-- AS I HAVE-- YOU'D BE ABLE
TO TELL FOR YOURSELF. THAT MAN IS DANGEROUS. YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO
MR. AND MRS. SMITH, EVEN
IF YOU WON'T LISTEN TO US. THEY CARE ABOUT YOU.
THEY KNOW WHAT'S BEST. WE'RE ALREADY
THE TALK OF THE PARISH.
WON'T BE THE FIRST TIME. WE'RE THE EXPERTS,
AREN'T WE ? IT'S A DONKEY'S AGE
SINCE I EXPECTED AUGHT OF YOU
AS A HUSBAND, ISAAC FOSTER, BUT YOU COULD TRY TO BE
SOME KIND OF FATHER
TO YOUR CHILDREN. ISAAC, PLEASE.
JUST TELL HER
TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM. I GOT NO RIGHT TO
TELL HER ANYTHIN'. [ Mary ]
I SHOULD HAVE STAYED
WITH YOUR FATHER. BUT I LOVE HIM !
GO ON, GO ON. HAVE YOUR WAY
WITH YOUR GYPO ! AMY ?
AMY. WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,
I WAS FOOLISH TOO. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ?
I WAS IN LOVE. YOU AND FATHER WERE
MARRIED LATE, I-- I KNOW YOU WERE ALREADY
EXPECTING ME BY THEN.
AMY ! [ Whispering ]
THAT MADNESS IN THE BLOOD
IS A TREACHEROUS THING. IT'S GOD'S TRICK
UPON US WOMEN.
YOU MUST-- MARY, STOP YOUR
NATTERING AND GE HER OUT OF MY HOUSE. [ Door Bangs ] [ Footsteps Departing ] OI !
YES, SIR. NOW, I DON'T SUPPOSE
IT'S ANY OF MY BUSINESS
HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE. FAIR ENOUGH.
BUT IF I CATCH YOU
AROUND MY FARM AGAIN, I'M GONNA BREAK
YOUR HEAD, BOY. [ Both Screaming ] [ Screaming ]
YAAH ! AND I CAN'T SAY
FAIRER THAN THAT ! [ Bell Tolling ] [ Chattering ] [ Wagon Clattering ] [ Door Opening ] [ Door Opening ] [ Man ]
AMY ! HAVEN'T SEEN YOU HERE
SINCE YOUR SCHOOL DAYS. YOUR FRIEND--
IF THAT'S THE REASON
FOR YOUR VISIT-- DID NOT ATTEND
THE SERVICE. AMY ! FORGIVE ME,
I AM OUT OF THE TIME
TO BE WITH YOU. SHH ! YOU ARE
WITH ME NOW. THEIR FACES
ARE SO HARD. THEIR EYES,
LIKE GLASS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. I DO NOT.
I DON'T CARE
TO UNDERSTAND THEM. BUT WE NEED, YES ? I EAT WITH THEM,
I WORK WITH THEM-- BUT I DO NO LIVE WITH THEM. AND I DON'T NEED
TO UNDERSTAND THEM. [ Chuckles ]
HOW DO YOU KNOW
I'M HERE ? "IN MEMORY OF
THAT VALIANT COMPANY... "WHICH BRAVED THE SEA... "IN SEARCH OF
A NEW WORLD... AND DIED IN SIGH OF THIS GROUND." BEAUTIFUL WORD,
I THINK. BUT FOR WHO IT IS ?
WHO-- WHO IS DEAD ? IT'S FOR THE SHIP.
YOUR SHIP. MY SHIP ?
MY SHIP IS IN AMERICA ! YOU-- YOUR SHIP
WAS SWALLOWED UP
BY THE SEA. NO ONE WAS LEFT ALIVE...
EXCEPT YOU. STEFAN ? ALL--
ALL THE CHILDREN ? THEY'RE ALL HERE. [ Crying ] DON'T BE SAD,
MY BEAUTY. COME WITH ME. [ Sobbing ] THIS IS WHERE I LIVE. DO YOU LIKE MY HOME ? THESE THINGS--
HOW DID YOU GET ? THEY ARE THE GIFTS
OF THE SEA. I NEVER KNOW WHEN
THEY'RE GOING TO COME. BUT THEY ARE
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL. YOU COME FROM THE SEA. [ Man #1 ] WOULDN'T WAN TO LOSE MY DAUGHTER
TO A CHARACTER LIKE THAT. [ Man #2 ]
I EXPECT NOW THEY'LL
HAVE TO BE WED. THERE'S BEEN
NO TALK OF MARRIAGE. THESE FOREIGNERS
BEHAVE VERY QUEERLY
WITH WOMEN, YOU KNOW. HARK AT THE WORLDLY
WISE WHEELWRIGHT.
[ Laughs ] HE'S NEVER BEEN
FURTHER AFIELD
THAN TRURO MARKET. WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT FOREIGNERS ?
OR WOMEN ? ALL I'M SAYIN' IS,
IS HOW THESE GYPSIES
DO TAKE ADVANTAGE. HE'S CAST A GLAMOUR
OVER HER. THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. MIND YOU,
IF THEY DO GET WED, SHE WON'T FIND OU MUCH SHE AIN'T ALREADY
FAMILIAR WITH. WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT ? YOU'LL MISS
THE MONEY TOO,
I DARE SAY. GIRL GIVE ALL HER WAGES
TO HER MOTHER,
DON'T SHE ? TAKE NO NOTICE, ISAAC.
JACK'S GOT A RIGHT MOOD
ON HIM. NO, NO, NO !
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY AMY
IS SO FAMILIAR WITH. ALL I'M SAYING
IS THAT THINGS
HAVE BEEN SEEN. AND NOT SPECULATIONS
OR IMAGININGS,
BUT THINGS. THIS VERY AFTERNOON,
DOWN BY THE WRECKERS' CAVE. I'LL TEACH YOU A LESSON,
AS BIG AS YOU ARE. GENTLEMEN ! GENTLEMEN ! ISN'T IT SOMEONE ELSE... NEEDS TEACHING
A LESSON, EH ? AMY ! AMY ! YOU THINK YOU'RE IT,
DON'T YOU ?
FATHER ! HOBNOBBIN' WITH
THE BLOODY DOCTOR-- LAYING YOUR FILTHY HANDS
ON MY DAUGHTER ! [ Groans ] FATHER, STOP IT !
FATHER, LEAVE HIM ALONE ! LEAVE HIM ALONE !
LEAVE HIM ALONE ! FATHER, STOP IT !
FATHER, LEAVE HIM
ALONE ! LEAVE HIM ALONE,
FATHER ! NO, FATHER,
NOT THE SEA ! FATHER, STOP IT ! I'LL PUT YOU BACK
OUT IN THE SEA... WITH THE REST OF 'EM ! [ Amy ]
YANKO ! OH, NO ! FATHER ! [ Gasping,
Coughing ] [ Knocking ] YANKO !
MY DEAR FELLOW. CAREFULLY, NOW. RIGHT. AMY, WAIT FOR US
IN THE PARLOR. PLEASE !
I MUST TEND TO HIM. [ Kennedy ]
I CAN GUESS WELL ENOUGH
WHO DID THIS. BUT WHY ? THEY SAID I WAS
TO STAY AWAY. THEY SAID IF I WAS
TO MARRY HER, THEY WOULD PUT ME
BACK INTO THE SEA. MARRY WHO ? WHY, AMY. AMY-- FOSTER'S GIRL ? YES. I HAVE BEEN
WALKING WITH HER. YOU DID NOT KNOW THIS ? HAS SHE AGREED
TO MARRY ? I HAVE NOT ASKED,
BUT I WILL. YOU'RE SURE
OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING ? IT IS THE WISH
OF MY HEART. I DO NOT LIKE TO SPEAK
OF THINGS IN WHICH
I AM NOT AN EXPERT. CLOSE YOUR EYE. BUT YOU SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT AMY
HAS ALWAYS BEEN... A LITTLE STRANGE. STRANGE ? EXPLAIN ME. HER MOTHER BROUGHT HER
TO SEE ME WHEN AMY
WAS NINE YEARS OLD. SHE'D BEEN
AT THE PARISH SCHOOL
FOR THREE YEARS, AND YET SHE HAD MADE
NOT THE SLIGHTEST ATTEMP TO LEARN TO READ OR WRITE. [ Gasps ]
YES. ALMOST DONE. SO, I EXAMINED
THE CHILD. SHE SPOKE
NOT A WORD TO ME. I COULD FIND
NO OBVIOUS CAUSE
FOR HER RETARDATION. I PRESUMED SHE WAS
SLOW OF MIND. AND THEN,
THE VERY NEXT WEEK, TO THE ASTONISHMENT OF ALL--
INCLUDING MYSELF-- SHE BEGAN
TO READ AND WRITE. AND PERFECTLY
ADEQUATELY TOO. SHE KEPT IT UP
FOR A MONTH, AND THEN SHE STOPPED. AND AS FAR AS ANYONE KNOWS, SHE HAS PICKED UP NEITHER
PEN NOR PAPER EVER SINCE. YOU ARE NOT HAPPY FOR ME. I'M ALWAYS HAPPY... TO SEE A FRIEND FOLLOW
THE WISH OF HIS HEART. I HAVE FOUND MY TRUE GOLD. THEN... YOU MUST HOLD ON TO IT. LOOK, UH,
YOU MUST REST HERE
UNTIL YOU'RE FIT. I'LL SHOW YOU
TO YOUR ROOM. WHERE IS AMY ?
[ Coughing ] YOU INHALED A LO OF SEA WATER. YOUR LUNGS
WILL BE VULNERABLE. [ Amy ]
I'LL TAKE HIM. WHAT, TO THE SWAFFERS' ?
NO, THAT'S MILES. NO, I--
REALLY, AMY,
I MUST INSIST. I'LL CARE FOR HIM. KENNEDY, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CARE. YOU MADE ME WELL. VERY WELL. FOSTER, YOU ARE
BENEATH MY CONTEMPT, AND NO DOUB YOUR DAUGHTER'S TOO. BUT FOR THE REST OF YOU, YOU ALL SAW THE BODIES
OF THAT MAN'S... TRAGIC COMPANIONS,
LAID OUT IN THEIR HUNDREDS... BY THE VERY CHURCH
IN WHICH YOU ALL
SO PIOUSLY PRETEND TO PRAY. YOU HAVE DISGRACED
THIS COMMUNITY ! AND BEAR IN MIND-- AS YOU SWILL YOUR ALE
AND TELL YOUR FILTHY TALES-- THAT TO TAKE PAR IN THE VIOLENCE
OF THE MOB... IS AS LOW AS A MAN
WHO CALLS HIMSELF A MAN
CAN FALL. I'VE HAD ENOUGH
OF THIS. DO NOT YOU THREATEN ME,
BLACKSMITH. FOR IF IT WERE NOT AT ODDS
WITH MY VOCATION, I WOULD TAKE YOU OUTSIDE AND
TREAT YOU TO THE THRASHING
YOU SO RICHLY DESERVE. GOOD NIGHT, GENTLEMEN. [ Sighs ]
HMM. AND, UH, SO,
SIR AND MISS, UH, I, UH, ASK YOU TO BE GIVEN
YOUR PERMISSION
TO MARRY MISS AMY FOSTER. WELL, HE WON' GET ANY OTHER GIRL
TO MARRY HIM. GO TO DARNFORD TODAY. ASK MY GOOD BROTHER-IN-LAW
IF HE WILL PAY US A VISIT. TOM, GET MY HORSE. MARY,
TAKE NO NOTICE. LET PEOPLE SAY
WHAT THEY WANT. I'M TELLING YOU,
NO GOOD'LL COME OF THIS ! [ Knocking ] MARY. ISAAC. EXCUSE US FOR
BOTHERING YOU,
MRS. SMITH. COME IN.
AMY. YOU'RE COMING HOME
WITH US THIS INSTANT. - DO YOU HEAR ME ?
- NO. OH ! LEAVE.
LEAVE HER BE ? [ Mary ]
ISAAC, I'LL PROTECT YOU
NO LONGER. I WAS CARRYING YOU
BEFORE HE EVER
LAID HANDS ON ME. CARRYING YOU
FOR HIS FATHER. I SLAVED FOR THEM
LIKE YOU SLAVE
FOR THIS LOT. AND THEY BOTH
HAD THEIR FILL-- THE FATHER AND THE SON. ISAAC'S FATHER
IS YOUR FATHER. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ?
ISAAC IS YOUR BROTHER. SEE ?
NOT A WORD.
NOT A TEAR. BAD YOU WERE CONCEIVED,
AND BAD YOU'VE REMAINED. COME ON.
COME ON, MARY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. [ Sobs ]
COME ON. AMY AIN'T HERE. PERHAPS SHE DID GO BACK
TO HER MOTHER'S AFTER ALL. [ Panting ] [ Gasps ] CHRIST ! I THOUGH FOSTER SAID SHE'D BE
AT THE SMITHS' ALL NIGHT. [ Fire Crackling ] NO ! BAD YOU WERE CONCEIVED, AND BAD YOU'LL REMAIN. AMY ! [ Screams ] QUICK ! THEY'VE TAKEN MY HOME ! WHATEVER THEY DO TO US, WHATEVER THEY TAKE
FROM US, I'M YOUR HOME. AND YOU'RE MINE. WHOA ! I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR YOU. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,
BUT ISN'T THAT THE ONLY
DECENT SUIT YOU OWN ? I SUPPOSE WE'LL
HAVE TO FIT YOU OU WITH ANOTHER. THAT ONE
CERTAINLY WON'T DO. I EXPECT YOU'LL BE
NEEDING SOME FLOWERS,
MISS FOSTER. JUMP ON BOARD, THEN.
YOU TOO, MISS FOSTER. UP YOU GET !
GO ON, THEN. OFF WE GO. ON, ME BEAUTY. WELL, GET DOWN. GO ON.
GO ON ! [ Clears Throat ] MY GOODNESS ! YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE
COME FROM THE WARS. [ Clears Throat ]
WELL, HERE. PLEASE-- UH, WELL, MY FATHER-IN-LAW--
MR. SWAFFER, HERE-- HAS ASKED ME TO LEGALLY
EXPEDITE THIS DEED
OF REALTY. UH, WELL, THIS COTTAGE--
AND THE APPORTIONED
ACRE OF LAND-- HAVE BEEN MADE OVER
TO YOU... IN ABSOLUTE PROPERTY, WITHOUT LIMITS OF TIME, AND WITH FULL AND PROPER
RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP. [ Laughs ]
PLEASE. THE COTTAGE IS YOURS... AND THE LAND TOO. [ Yanko ]
ARE YOU HAPPY, MY LOVE ?
[ Amy ] SO HAPPY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. DON'T THANK ME. I--
I WOULD NEVER HAVE
THOUGHT OF IT. IT WAS
THE DAUGHTER'S IDEA. [ Yanko ]
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NOW, CAN WE ALL
PLEASE GO HOME ? AMY FOSTER, WILL YOU BE
MARRIED TO ME ? ...POUR UPON YOU
THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE, SANCTIFY
AND BLESS YOU,
THAT YE MAY PLEASE... IN BOTH BODY AND SOUL... AND LIVE TOGETHER
IN HOLY LOVE
UNTO YOUR LIVES END. WILL YOU NOW STEP FORWARD
TO SIGN THE REGISTER ? AMY, YOU MIND
THAT SLAVE DRIVER SWAFFER. YOU MAKE SURE HE DON' TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU. AND, UH,
YOU POP ROUND AND SEE
US FROM TIME TO TIME. AMY ? DON'T PAY NO ATTENTION
TO THE MISSUS. SHE'S JUST, UH--
SHE'S JUST SORRY
TO SEE YOU GO. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. [ Whispering ]
WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES. YOU HAVE A SON !
[ Laughs ] OH ! OH ! THEY ARE WAITING
FOR YOU. THANK YOU. HE TOLD ME HE WANTS
TO SEE THE SEA. WILL YOU SHOW HIM
FOR ME ? [ Ukrainian ] [ Ukrainian ] UP. THE SEA. [ Horse Hooves Clapping ] SHH !
IT'S A BASTARD,
THAT BABY. [ Boy #2 ] YEAH, IT IS.
[ Boy #3 ]
IT'S GOT A TAIL, THAT BABY. LOOK AT IT !
GO AWAY. [ Laughing, Jeering ]
GYPSY ! GYPSY ! - GO AWAY !
- [ Yelling ] WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE,
THEN, EH ? SHE JUST SLAPPED HIM.
SLAPPED HIM ! NEVER COME NEAR
MY BABY AGAIN. ANY OF YOU ! WELL ! [ Baby Crying ] [ Crying ]
SHH ! [ Sobbing ] AMY !
WHAT IS WRONG ? SHH ! WHAT HAS HAPPENED ? YANKO. IT SEEMS A GOOD WHILE
SINCE YOU CALLED ON ME. I PAY MY WAY. I WORK MY WORK. I TAKE NOTHING. THEN WHY STILL
THE HATING ? BECAUSE YOU'VE COME
FROM FAR AWAY. EVERYONE COMES
FROM SOMEWHERE ! IT SEEMS WITHOUT SENSE,
I KNOW. BUT TO THEM,
YOU ARE STRANGE.
YOU'RE DIFFERENT. IT FORMS A GULF
BETWEEN YOU AND THEM
THAT CANNOT BE BRIDGED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT;
BUT FOR ME, I ACCEPT. I'M STRONG. BUT FOR AMY AND OUR BOY,
I DO NOT ACCEPT. WELL, AMY IS DIFFERENT TOO. AND MY BOY, KENNEDY,
I WOULD LIKE,
WHEN HE'S A MAN, TO TALK WITH ME
IN MY OWN TONGUE. WELL, THAT SEEMS
NATURAL ENOUGH. BUT I DON'T WAN THAT IT SHOULD HARM HIM. I DON'T WAN TO MAKE HIM ALONE,
TO MAKE HIM DIFFERENT. IT WOULD GRIEVE ME
IF YOU WERE TO GO, BUT PERHAPS
YOU SHOULD LEAVE HERE. AMY NOW IS HOME, AND SHE IS HERE. BUT MY BOY-- YES, MY BOY WILL LEAVE
WHEN HE IS A MAN. I DON'T WANT HE FARM
AND HERD SHEEP,
NOT LIKE ME. I WANT HIM TO BE... LIKE YOU. LIKE ME ? OH, I WOULD CERTAINLY
THINK TWICE ABOUT THAT. YES ! I WANT HIM TO HAVE
THE LEARNING OF GREAT MEN. I WANT HIM TO LOVE
THE MYSTERY OF OUR UNIVERSE. YES ! LIKE YOU. YOU WILL HELP HIM ? I'D BE PROUD TO. YES ? YES. THEN... ALL IS GOOD. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT HEALTHY
TO BE TOO ISOLATED. YOU SHOULD COME
AND VISIT ME. I'VE MISSED
OUR CONVERSATIONS. AND MY CHESS HASN' GOT ANY BETTER EITHER. AND AMY ? AMY ? IS AMY TO VISI WITH ME TOO ? OH, WELL, IT-IT WASN'T WHA I HAD IN MIND, BUT YES. YOU DO NOT LIKE AMY. YANKO, THAT'S NOT TRUE. IS TRUE.
I'VE SEEN YOUR EYES. I BEAR AMY
NO MALICE AT ALL. IT'S JUST THAT I DON'T FEEL
SHE'LL BE A VERY GOOD
COMPANION OVER DINNER. YANKO ! THANK YOU, DOCTOR. YANKO-- [ Kennedy ]
IT WAS A HARD WINTER. YES, AND HIS LUNGS
WERE VULNERABLE. YET HE WAS VERY TOUGH. HE WAS HOMESICK. PHYSIOLOGICALLY, THAT MADE
THE FATEFUL DIFFERENCE. AMY WAS HIS HOME. HE SURVIVED THE HORROR
OF THE WRECK. HE LEARNED OUR TONGUE. HE ENDURED THE HATRED
AND VIOLENCE. HE EARNED HIS PROPERTY
AND HIS JOB. AND HE DID THESE THINGS
BECAUSE HE FOUND HIS HOME
IN THE HEART OF AMY FOSTER, AS SHE FOUND
HER HOME IN HIS. SHE DID NOT TAKE CARE
FOR HIM ! SIT DOWN. PLEASE. YOU CANNO IMAGINE HOW MUCH
SHE TOOK CARE FOR HIM. [ Yanko Coughing ] BE STILL, MY LOVE. YANKO. YANKO. [ Talking Quietly ] [ Coughing ] YOU. TAKE THA COUGH ON HOME,
AND KEEP WARM. GO ON. HOME. [ Coughing ] [ Thunder Rumbling ] [ Moaning,
Mumbling ] [ Crying ] [ Knocking ] MY GOD, WHAT A NIGHT ! THERE'S SICKNESS
ALL OVER THE PARISH. HE KEEPS ON
SAYING SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT. [ Mumbling ] I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE SAYS. HIS LUNGS ARE CONGESTED.
HE HAS PNEUMONIA. HIGH FEVER--
THAT'S WHAT'S
MAKING HIM SENSELESS. CAN'T YOU ASK SOMEONE
TO COME IN ? JUST FOR TONIGHT ? PLEASE, SIR, NOBODY SEEMS
TO CARE TO COME. [ Thunder Rumbling ] THE FEVER WILL GET WORSE
BEFORE IT BREAKS. KEEP HIM COVERED.
SPONGE HIS BROW. AS MUCH FLUIDS
AS HE WILL TAKE, AND THIS-- IT'LL HELP THE FEVER
A LITTLE. THERE'S SOME OPIUM
IN IT... TO GIVE HIM SOME REST. TWO TABLESPOONS,
EVERY SIX HOURS. I MUST GO NOW. I'VE ANOTHER
15 MILES TO MAKE. MR. SWAFFER
MIGHT COME OVER, SIR,
IF YOU WERE TO ASK HIM. MR. SWAFFER ? I'M AFRAID
MY ROUNDS WILL TAKE ME
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I'LL BE BACK
ABOUT HALF-PAST 3:00. [ Coughing ] SHH. [ Mumbling ] [ Mumbling ] [ Coughing ] YOU MUST TAKE THIS. KENNEDY SAID SO.
KENNEDY. - [ Screaming ]
- SHH ! [ Baby Crying ] OH ! SHH. [ Gasps ] [ Crying ] SHH ! [ Moaning ]
SHH ! I'M HERE, MY LOVE. AND STEFAN,
YOUR LITTLE MAN. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. KENNEDY IS COMING. KENNEDY. WHOA ! WHOA !
[ Man ]
IT'S DR. KENNEDY ! GET THAT THING
OUT OF MY WAY ! DOCTOR, THE WAGON'S
BOGGED DOWN IN THE MUD. WE CAN'T GET HER OUT.
SHE'S TOO HEAVY. THEN LIGHTEN
THE LOAD, MAN ! [ Yanko Coughing ]
[ Thunder Crashing ] [ Muttering In Ukrainian ] I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT. [ Ukrainian ] [ Ukrainian ] [ Stefan Crying ] [ Coughing ] [ Women Screaming ] [ Ukrainian ] I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE SAYING, MY LOVE. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT.
PLEASE. [ Coughing ] [ Thunder Crashing ] [ Ukrainian ] [ Yanko Coughing ] [ Yanko Shouting
In Ukrainian ] PLEASE !
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT. I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO HELP YOU.
[ Shouting In Ukrainian ] NO ! NO, DON'T ! DON'T ! YOU MUSTN'T HARM
THE BABY. [ Shouting ] [ Crying ]
I WON'T LET YOU. [ Ukrainian ]
TELL ME
WHAT YOU WANT. [ Ukrainian ]
JUST TELL ME
WHAT YOU WANT ! DON'T ! [ Ukrainian ] [ Sobbing ]
[ Crying ] [ Yanko Shouting
In Ukrainian ] [ Knocking ] MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN SICK. VERY SICK. I NEED SOMEONE
TO HELP ME SIT WITH HIM. YOU NEVER THOUGHT TO BRING
OUR GRANDSON BEFORE. YOU NEVER INVITED US. THEN ASK OLD SWAFFER.
I EXPECT HE'S INVITED YOU. SWAFFERS' IS SIX MILES ! THE SMITHS' EVEN FURTHER. [ Isaac ]
THAT DRAFT'LL BE
THE DEATH OF US ! WHO'S OUT THERE ? JUST A GYPSY WOMAN
SELLING CURSES. I ALWAYS LOVED YOU, MAMA, EVEN IF YOU COULD
NEVER LOVE ME. [ Stefan Crying ] STOP! PLEASE, SIR !
STOP, PLEASE ! MRS. FINN, MA'AM. WHAT ON EARTH
ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE
WITH THAT POOR INFANT ? DO YOU WANT TO KILL HIM ?
PLEASE, MA'AM, MY HUSBAND
HAS TAKEN VERY SICK. I NEED SOMEONE
TO HELP ME SIT WITH HIM. I HAVE MY OWN TO LOOK AFTER,
AS DO WE ALL. YOU JUST GE THAT BABY INDOORS ! DRIVER ! [ Crying Continues ] [ Stefan Fussing ]
SHH. [ Mr. Swaffer ]
AMY, WE BETTER GO.
GO TO YOUR HUSBAND. YOUR BABY WILL BE SAFE. YANKO ! [ Coughs ] [ Whispering ]
GONE. SHE IS GONE. I MUST GET MY BAG. I'LL BE BACK
IN A MOMENT. WHERE IS SHE ? I DON'T KNOW. DID I DO
SOMETHING WRONG ? PLEASE. DID SHE NO LOVE ME NOW ANYMORE ? I DON'T KNOW. THAT IS, I'M SURE. I ONLY ASKED
FOR A LITTLE WATER ! ONLY A LITTLE WATER. EXCUSE ME. I MUST GET MY BAG. I WOULD CHANGE NOTHING, MY LOVE. MY GOLD. I WOULD CHANGE
NOTHING. NOR WOULD I. WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES. YANKO ! YANKO ! WHY DID YOU LEAVE HIM ? DID YOU NOT LISTEN
TO A WORD I SAID ? WHY DID YOU LET HIM DIE ? ALL HE WANTED
WAS A DRINK OF WATER ! JUST WATER ! [ Kennedy ]
THAT BRAVE ADVENTURER-- WHO HAD CROSSED
AN IMPOSSIBLE GULF
IN ORDER TO LOVE HER-- LAY COLD AND LIFELESS
IN HER ARMS. YET AMY FOSTER
UTTERED NOT A WORD. AND NOW THAT HE IS
NO LONGER BEFORE HER EYES... TO EXCITE HER IMAGINATION
TO A PASSION
OF LOVE OR FEAR, HER MEMORY OF HIM
SEEMS TO HAVE VANISHED
FROM HER BRAIN, AS A SHADOW PASSES
FROM A SCREEN. AND I HAVE ASKED MYSELF, "IS HIS IMAGE AS UTTERLY GONE
FROM HER MIND... AS HIS LITHE
AND STRIDING FIGURE
IS GONE FROM OUR FIELDS ?" [ Miss Swaffer ]
DOCTOR ! DR. KENNEDY ! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT ? HOW COULD YOU EVEN
THINK IT ? A MAN LIKE YOU ! DID YOU NOT HAVE
YOUR OWN FAMILY ONCE ? THAT WAS MANY LIFETIMES
AGO, MISS SWAFFER. SO-- YOU HAVE WIPED
YOUR OWN SHADOWS
FROM THE SCREEN. DID YOUR OWN LOVE
BLIND YOU TO HERS ? YOU CARRY MORE
FOR ALL OF US... THAN ANY ONE MAN
SHOULD. BUT YOU WILL TAKE CARE
FOR THEM, WON'T YOU ? THANK YOU, MISS SWAFFER... FOR OUR CONVERSATION. AMY ? HELLO. AMY, I HAVE WRONGED YOU-- GRIEVOUSLY. AND I HAVE NO EXCUSE. WILL YOU FORGIVE ME ? WHO WILL FORGIVE ME ? I DO. I DO-- AS DID HE. I WILL LOVE HIM
UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD. MAMA, LOOK AT ME !
COME OUT HERE ! MAMA !
[ Laughs ] [ Kennedy ]
LOOKING AT HER NOW, I KNOW WHY YANKO
WAS CAST OUT BY THE SEA... TO PERISH
ON THIS HOSTILE SHORE. HE CAME ACROSS THE WORLD
TO LOVE-- AND BE LOVED--
BY AMY FOSTER.
LOOK, MAMA, THE SEA.
YES, THE SEA. THAT IS WHERE
YOU CAME FROM. AMY ?
AMY ! AMY. AMY, MY DAUGHTER'S
TAKEN A TURN.
SHE'S ASKED FOR YOU. I SENT A MAN TO FETCH
DR. KENNEDY. GO ON.
GO ON THERE. [ Amy ]
DON'T WORRY, MISS SWAFFER.
I WON'T LEAVE YOU. [ Chicken Cackling ]
WHOA ! [ Clock Chiming ] THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CARE, AMY. YOU WILL NOT BE
NEEDED FURTHER. IF YOU PLEASE, SIR, I INTENDED
TO STAY WITH MISS SWAFER
THROUGH THE NIGHT. if i consider
it necessary,
i will stay. LEAVE THE DOCTOR
TO ATTEND ME, AMY. [ Clattering ] GOD BLESS YOU. [ Miss Swaffer ]
REALLY, DOCTOR--
YOUR CRUELTY WAS UNNECESSARY. [ Boy ]
IS SHE GOING TO DIE, MAMA ? [ Amy ]
DR. KENNEDY WILL
LOOK AFTER HER. [ Boy ]
MAMA, WHO'S THE DOCTOR ? [ Man ]
COME ON, YOUNG MAN. [ Miss Swaffer ]
WHY DO YOU HATE HER
SO MUCH ? DO YOU, TOO, CONSIDER HER
A SIMPLETON ? IT IS NOT MY PURPOSE
TO CONSIDER AMY FOSTER
AT ALL. YOU RISK GANGRENE
OF THE BLOOD. I MUST CUT AWAY
THE POISONED FLESH, OR IT WILL CARRY YOU
WITH IT BEFORE
THE NIGHT IS OVER. PERHAPS THAT GIVES ME
LICENSE TO BE BOLD. RELUCTANT AS
YOU MAY BE... TO CONSIDER AMY, IT WOULD COMFORT ME
TO KNOW THE TALE ENTIRE. IF I AM TO DIE--
YOU WILL NOT DIE. I WILL NOT PERMIT IT. PERHAPS IT WILL EASE
MY FEVER. AND YOURS TOO. I DARE SAY
NO ONE PERSON KNOWS
THE TALE ENTIRE. BUT PERHAPS I KNOW
MORE THAN MOST. HE SAID HE WAS
A MOUNTAINEER. THAT IS,
A HIGHLANDER... [ Chickens Cackling ]
FROM A REMOTE CORNER
OF THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS. [ Native Folk ] THEY CALLED HIM YANKO. [ Cheering, Shouting ] HIS FAMILY SOLD A COW
AND A PLOT OF PASTURE LAND... IN ORDER TO PAY
FOR HIS JOURNEY. [ Encouraging Shouts ] [ Fond Cries ] [ Continues ] [ Speaking Ukrainian ]
YAAH ! HEY !
[ Laughing ]
[ Cheering ] OH !
[ Ukrainian ]
OH ! [ Crying ] [ Kennedy ] YANKO CARRIED
WITH HIM ALL THEIR HOPES
AND DREAMS FOR A BETTER WORLD. A LAND OF FREEDOM. HE CALLED I "A LAND OF TRUE GOLD." AMERICA !
[ Crowd ] AMERICA ! AMERICA !
[ Crowd ] AMERICA ! [ Woman ]
YANKO. [ Ukrainian ] [ Train Whistle Blows ] YANKO ! YANKO !
[ Ukrainian ]
STEFAN ! [ Grunts, Laughs ] WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES. "WE ARE THE
LUCKY ONES" ? [ Crowd Shouts Farewells ] [ Kennedy ]
THE JOURNEY WAS LONG
AND GRUELING. YANKO AND HIS COMPANIONS
WERE LOCKED INSIDE
THE CATTLE CARS. [ Coughing ]
DIRTY, HUNGRY AND COLD. AFTER MANY DAYS,
THE IRON TRACK FINALLY
BROUGHT THEM TO THE SHIP... IN WHICH THEY WOULD
CROSS THE SEA. [ Train Whistle Blows ] [ Wheels Grinding ] [ Whistle Continues ] [ Shouting in German ] STEFAN.
[ Ukrainian ] [ Chattering ] [ German ] STEFAN ! [ Ship's Horn Blows ] STEFAN ! [ Ukrainian ] - TO AMERICA !
- TO AMERICA ! TO AMERICA ! [ Miss Swaffer ]
AT LEAST HE HAD
HIS DREAM FOR COMPANY. AND FOUND HIMSELF
A NIGHTMARE. UNTIL HE ME AMY FOSTER. FATE IS BOTH INSCRUTABLE
AND WITHOUT MERCY,
MISS SWAFFER. YOUR DETERMINATION
TO BLAME AMY... IS BEDFELLOW TO THOSE
WHO SAY SHE HERSELF BROUGH THE STORM THAT NIGHT. OH, YOU INSULT ME,
MISS SWAFFER. WITCHCRAFT AND OTHER SUCH
DESPICABLE SUPERSTITIONS
ARE ABHORRENT TO ME. I WON'T DENY, THOUGH,
THAT I ALWAYS FOUND HER
A STRANGE CREATURE. SHE WAS THE PRODUC OF A FAMILY SCANDAL
THAT IMPOVERISHED HER PARENTS. AND SHE'D BEEN SENT OU TO WORK AT THE SMITHS' FARM
WHEN ONLY 12 YEARS OLD. I ADMIT, SHE WAS
A MYSTERY TO ME. BUT I NEVER THOUGH AMY WAS A WITCH--
OR A SIMPLETON. GO ON THERE NOW ! [ Thunder Crashing ] [ Man ] TOM, WILLIAM--
GET THEM HORSES
DOWN THE BACK MEADOW ! DOWN THE BACK MEADOW, I SAY;
BUT MAKE IT SHARP ! THE DEVIL IS A-RIDIN'
THIS WIND TONIGHT ! TOM, GET THEM
PIGS OUT OF THERE. MALCOLM ! WE'LL NEED SOME
ROPE AND SOME TIMBER AS WELL ! AMY !
AMY FOSTER ! [ Glass Shattering ]
[ Gasps ] WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ? [ Gasping ] [ Woman ]
AMY ! WHY ARE YOU IN THE DARK ?
GO AND MAKE MR. SMITH
SOME GOOD STRONG TEA. [ Screaming, Crying ] [ Shouting in German ] [ Shouting in German ] [ Wood Creaking ] [ Moaning ] [ Shouting Continues ] [ Groaning ] [ Screams ] [ Bell Tolling ] WHAT'S UP ? SHIP DOWN--
IN THE BAY ! [ Woman ]
MY BOYS ! MY BOYS !
[ Crying ] WHERE ARE
MY FINE BOYS ? DON'T FRE FOR YOUR BOYS, MOTHER.
IT WAS AN IMMIGRANT SHIP. IT WASN' ONE OF OUR OWN. [ Woman ]
NOT ONE OF OUR OWN ? PRAISES BE.
PRAISES BE TO GOD. - [ Another Woman, Shouting ]
HOLD YOUR TONGUE, WIDOW CREE !
- [ Sobs ] THE SEA WILL CURSE ME
FOR THOSE WORDS.
YOU'RE A FOOLISH OLD WOMAN ! [ Cree ] 'TIS A CURSE.
[ Kennedy ]
THERE, THERE, MOTHER. SHH ! - SHH !
- [ Woman ]
WE WILL BE CURSED ! - QUIET. QUIET ! NO ONE ELSE
IS GOING TO BE CURSED.
- [ Sobbing ] NOT ONE AMONGST YOU. BUT WE WILL SEE
OUR DUTY DONE BY THIS
TRAGIC DAY. LADIES. TAKE CARE FOR HER. [ Sobbing ] THE REST OF US
HAVE WORK TO DO. [ Woman ]
DID YOU MANAGE
TO SAVE ANY, DOCTOR ? I HAVE LOOKED INTO
EACH AND EVERY FACE, AND THERE IS NO A SOLITARY LIVING SOUL
AMONGST THEM. I WAS NOT IN SAFETY;
NEITHER HAD I REST, NEITHER WAS I QUIET-- YET TROUBLE CAME. THERE'S NO MORE
I CAN DO. THESE SOULS ARE
IN YOUR HANDS NOW. THE AILMENTS
OF THE LIVING... DO NOT WAI UPON THE DEAD. [ Shivering ] [ Rooster Crowing ] [ Footsteps
Approaching ] - [ Woman Screaming ]
- [ Dish Smashing ] AMY--
FOR GOD'S SAKE,
BOLT THE DOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
THAT WINDOW. WI-- WILLIAM !
WILLIAM ! WILLIAM ! THERE'S A BEAS IN THE YARD ! [ William ]
HELL'S BELLS, GIRL. WHAT IN
DAMNATION IS GOING ON ? [ Woman ]
THERE'S A LUNATIC IN THE YARD. A LUNATIC ?
BY CHRIST, I'LL GET RID
OF THE BLACKGUARD. I'LL TEACH HIM
TO GO 'ROUND
FRIGHTENIN' WOMEN ! I'LL SORT HIM OUT.
THAT I WILL. [ Barking ] ALL RIGHT, NOW.
LET'S BE HAVIN' YA. [ Screaming ] ALL RIGHT, MY FRIEND. IF YOU'LL JUS BEAR WITH ME A WHILE, WE'LL JUST SEE
IF BETWEEN THE TWO OF US
WE CAN'T WORK SOMETHING OUT. [ Ukrainian ] [ Ukrainian Continues ] [ William ] ALL RIGHT.
WELL, YOU GO DOWN HERE.
RIGHT DOWN HERE. DOWN HERE. [ Shouting In Ukrainian ]
RIGHT DOWN THERE. [ Shouting, Groaning ] [ William ]
CHRIST ALMIGHTY. [ Amy ]
DOG, GET DOWN. DOWN ! [ Dog Whimpering ] - DON'T !
- [ Thudding ] HE MEANT NO HARM. GET YOU
IN THAT HOUSE, GIRL. GET YOU IN NOW ! GET YOU ON
WITH YOUR WORK ! [ Panting, Grunting ] [ Knocks ] [ Water Dripping ] CAN YOU EAT THIS ? [ Ukrainian ] [ Ukrainian ] THANK YOU FOR
COMING OVER SO PROMPT,
MR. SWAFFER, SIR. I TELL YOU,
THIS CHARACTER IS MADDER
THAN A MARCH HARE. I HAVEN'T SEEN
A MARCH HARE IN
A GOOD MANY YEARS. LAST TIME I DID,
HE SEEMED
MUCH THE SAME... AS ANY OTHER
VARIETY. PERHAPS YOU MISTAKE
MY MEANING, SIR. IT'S MY BELIEF,
THOUGH NOT MINE ALONE,
OF COURSE, THAT THIS CREATURE IS ESCAPED
FROM SOME LUNATIC ASYLUM
OR SOMETHING. THOUGH GOD KNOWS WHERE. YOUR ADVICE WOULD BE
A GENUINE COMFOR TO ME, SIR. MIND, THOUGH.
THESE MANIACS DO NO LACK FOR CUNNING. WHEN I WRESTLED
HIM IN HERE,
AND A SCRAP IT WERE, HE LOOKED LIKE
THE BEAS OF MALKIN MOOR. INDEED, IT HAD
CROSSED MY MIND THA HE WERE THE SAME. WATCH YOURSELF, SIR.
HE'S A FIERCE DEVIL. [ William ]
OI, HE WAS
FILTHY AS A PIG ! DID YOU OPEN
THIS DOOR ? WELL, YOU COULD HAVE
GOT US ALL MURDERED
IN OUR BEDS. - HE WAS DIRTY.
- YOU WASHED HIM ? GOOD CHRIST, GIRL !
IF YOU WEREN'T SUCH
A HELPLESS IDIOT, I'D SUSPEC UNNATURAL PRACTICES. NOW YOU GET BACK IN
THAT HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW ! [ Mr. Swaffer ]
I WOULD SUGGEST THA THIS MAN WOULD BENEFIT-- BENEFI HIGHLY INDEED-- FROM THE SERVICES
OF A GOOD
GENTLEMAN'S BARBER. BUT AS WE BOTH KNOW,
TO OUR OWN COST... SUCH IS NOT AVAILABLE
IN THESE PARTS. ALL TOO TRUE, SIR.
ALL TOO TRUE. JUST THE SAME, SIR,
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND ME
WHEN I SAY... I DO BE DAMNED
IF I KNOW WHA TO DO WITH HIM. HE IS
A FUNNIOSITY. [ William ] WELL, THAT'S
THE LAST WE'LL SEE OF HIM.
LET OLD SWAFFER SORT HIM OUT. [ Yanko Shouting
In Ukrainian ] [ Kennedy ]
IT MUST HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE
THING TO FIND ONESELF... LOST AND HELPLESS
IN A FOREIGN LAND. THAT WINTER, YANKO ENDURED
AN OVERWHELMING LONELINESS. I'M PAID TO HERD SHEEP,
NOT DIG DITCHES FOR
SOMEONE ELSE'S SHIT ! SWAFFER'S FORGOTTEN
WHAT CENTURY WE'RE IN ! YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO DO
ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US,
WON'T YOU, EH ? [ Kennedy ]
HE WORKED FOR NO WAGES.
TO ALL INTENTS A SLAVE. AND HE HAD NO LANGUAGE
WITH WHICH TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF
OR SAY WHERE HE HAD COME FROM. HE TOLD ME LATER THA HIS ONLY HOPE AND COMFORT... WAS THE MEMORY OF THE GIRL
WHO HAD GIVEN HIM BREAD. I DON'T KNOW IF AMY
EVER THOUGHT OF HIM. HER LIFE CONTINUED
WITHOUT VARIATION. EACH SUNDAY, SHE WAS EXPECTED
TO VISIT HER PARENTS, MARY AND ISAAC FOSTER. YOU'RE LATE. [ Amy ]
MOTHER. FATHER. WHY DOES SHE KEEP
COMIN' BACK HERE ? SHE COMES TO HELP
HER MOTHER. SHE DOESN' COME FOR YOUR BENEFIT. AH, SHE'S A QUEER SORT.
ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
IS IT ANY WONDER ? THE WAY YOU TREAT HER.
SILENCE THE BIRDS
IN THE BLESSED TREES. I PUT FOOD
ON HER PLATE...
SHE PUTS FOOD... AND A ROOF
OVER HER HEAD !
ON OUR TABLE NOW. AND I'LL SAY WHA I WANT IN MY OWN HOUSE. YOUR HOUSE ?
IT'S SWAFFER'S.
IT WILL NEVER BE YOURS. YOU-YOU REALLY THINK
I NEED REMINDING OF THAT ? BLOODY EMBARRASSMEN SHE IS.
ISAAC-- PICKIN' UP BITS OF RUBBISH
OFF THE BEACH, EH ? EVERYBODY KNOWS, UH ? WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOIN' ? - I AM TALKING TO YOU, LADY !
- ISAAC, PLEASE. [ Door Closes ] [ Kennedy ]
ISAAC HAD BEEN STRUCK
FROM HIS FATHER'S WILL... AS PUNISHMEN FOR HIS SCANDALOUS MARRIAGE, AND HE STILL BLAMED AMY
FOR ALL THEIR WOES. PERHAPS THAT'S WHY
SHE USED SILENCE
AS A WEAPON AGAINST THEM. THEY, IN TURN, ISOLATED AMY
FROM THE COMMUNITY... AND SO SHE DIRECTED HER LOVE
TOWARD THE SEA. BUT THE SEA
WAS NOT LOVER ENOUGH. [ Sighs ]
CHECK. [ Sighs ]
WELL, I'LL BE DAMNED, SIR,
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ME AGAIN. MM. [ Inhales, Exhales Deeply ] I KNOW YOU HAVE A HARD HEAR AT CHESS, SWAFFER, BUT... DON'T YOUR LABORERS
GET THEIR HALF-DAY
ON THE SABBATH ? DON'T RIGHTLY KNOW
IF THAT'S WHA YOU'D CALL HIM. SMITH CAUGHT HIM
IN THE STACK YARD
AT NEW BARNS. RECKONS HIM TO BE
A LUNATIC. YOU'VE BEEN ALL OVER
THE WORLD NOW, DOCTOR. SO TELL ME: DON'T YOU
THINK THIS IS A BIT OF
A HINDU WE'VE GOT HERE ? [ Kennedy ]
UNLESS HE'S UNDERGONE... AN UNLIKELY CONVERSION,
HE'S NO HINDU. OH, HE-HE PUTS ME
SOMEWHAT IN MIND
OF THE BASQUE PEOPLE. HABLAR ESPANOL ?
SENOR ? ERES EN INGLATERRA. I-INGLATERRA. UH, PARLEZ-VOUS
FRANCAIS ? COMPRENEZ-VOUS ? [ Halting English ]
THANK YOU, SIR. [ Laughs ]
HE PICKED UP A WORD OR
TWO FROM THE DAUGHTER. SEEMS TO CALL HIMSELF
"YANKOO GOORAL." YANKO ! PLEASE.
PLEASE ? OH, YES, UH,
BY ALL MEANS. MOSCOW. TOLSTOY. CHEKOV. OH, DAMN.
THINK, MAN. THE VOLGA.
KIEV.
KIEV ? KIEV !
[ Ukrainian ] YOU SEE, SWAFFER,
HE'S A RUSSIAN ! A RUSSIAN ? PRECISELY, THEY'RE
GREAT PLAYERS OF CHESS,
ARE THEY NOT ? [ Ukrainian ]
...TO AMERICA. AMERICA. HOW LONG HAS
THIS MAN BEEN HERE ? SINCE LATE WINTER,
A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WHEN, EXACTLY ? WELL, THE DAUGHTER'S BETTER
WITH DATES THAN I AM.
'TWAS FEBRUARY THE 18th. THE DAY THE SEA
GAVE UP ITS DEAD. SWAFFER, YOU HAVE HERE
THE ONLY SURVIVOR
OF THE EASTBAY DISASTER... OF APPALLING MEMORY. DR. JAMES KENNEDY. KENNEDY !
KENNEDY.
[ Laughs ] DO YOU THINK HE KNOWS... THAT ALL HIS
COMPANIONS PERISHED ? I DON'T KNOW. IF YOU COULD SPARE HIM
FROM HIS WORK
FROM TIME TO TIME... IT WOULD
PLEASE ME TO TRY
I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. PERHAPS YOU CAN GET HIM
TO TEACH YOU CHESS. THEN YOUR VISITS HERE
MIGHT BE WORTH
YOUR MAKING THE JOURNEY. [ Laughs ] [ Chuckles ] SIT DOWN. EAT. [ Clinking ] IT WILL BE REGULAR
FROM NOW ON. IT'S MONEY.
[ Clinking ] YOU'LL WORK
DAYLIGHT HOURS,
WITH SUNDAYS OFF. AND WHAT YOU DO
WITH YOUR OWN TIME'S
YOUR OWN BUSINESS. THERE IS A GIRL
AT THE FARM. A GIRL ?
YOU MEAN OUR AMY ? AMY.
PERHAPS IT IS
HER NAME. A GRACIOUS LADY
OF GREAT BEAUTIFUL. WHO, OUR AMY ? Y-YOU'VE GO AS MUCH CHANCE
WITH SWAFFER'S MARE ! A-AND A BETTER
TIME OF IT, TOO,
I SHOULDN'T WONDER. AMY !
[ Laughing ] MR. SWAFFER !
YOU'VE BROUGHT THE LUMBER. WILLIAM WILL BE SO PLEASED.
[ Sighs ] HE HASN'T HEARD
THE PRICE YET. AH ! PLEASE COME
AND HAVE SOME TEA. CUP OF TEA WOULD BE
RIGHT CIVILIZED. YOU TWO STAY OUT HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HOLD ON, AMY. HAVEN'T YOU GOT A MINUTE
FOR YOUR POOR OLD FATHER ? FATHER. THIS LAD 'ERE THINKS
YOU'RE A GRACIOUS LADY.
DID YOU KNOW THAT ? [ Isaac Laughs ] [ Imitates Yanko ]
"GREAT BEAUTIFUL." AND COME TO THINK OF IT,
YOU DO LOOK QUITE FETCHIN'
IN THAT PINNY. [ Laughs ] [ Isaac ]
CAN'T TAKE A JOKE, SEE ? [ Shouts ]
MM. MM-MM. DON'T YOU WAN YOUR CAKE THEN ? [ Laughing ] NO, KENNEDY.
MOVE NO GOOD. "THAT-IS-NO A-GOOD-MOVE." "DAT-IS-NO A-GOOD-MOVE." PRECISELY ! THAN I LEARN CHESS.
[ Chuckles ] MISS, UH, HELPS I--
UH, ME !
THAT'S RIGHT. MISS SWAFFER. WHY IS THE MISS IN... UM, CART CHAIR ? WELL, SOME 20 YEARS AGO, SHE WAS ENGAGED
TO BE MARRIED. AND ON THE EVE
OF THE WEDDING DAY, SHE FELL
FROM HER HORSE. IT SEEMS SHE HAD
A PASSION FOR RIDING
AND SHE BROKE HER SPINE. THE MARRIAGE--
IT WAS, UH... QUIETLY FORGOTTEN
BY HER INTENDED, IF NOT BY
MISS SWAFFER. OH, THAT IS WHY
SHE WEARS ALWAYS... UM, CLOTHES
OF BLACK ? IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE
REASON ENOUGH TO DO SO. WHY YOU HAVE NO MARRIED, KENNEDY ? OH, I WAS.
A LIFETIME AGO. TWO LIFETIMES, IN FACT.
MY WIFE AND CHILD-- A SON-- THE TYPHUS EPIDEMIC
OF '74 TOOK THEM BOTH. ON THE SAME NIGHT. BUT YOU DO NO WEAR THE BLACK. NO. CHESS LIKE
IN THE LIFE, YES ? YOU MUST LOOK
TO THE FORWARD. FAR TO THE FORWARD. [ Sighs ]
HMM. [ Clock Chiming ] CHECKMATE. [ Chuckles ] [ Kennedy Laughing ] [ Horse Panting ] [ Yanko ]
HEY, HEY ! HEY ! -HO! HO! GO!
-NOT SO FAST. WHOA ! WHOA !
[ Whistles ] [ Chattering ] [ Peddler ]
LOVELY CRUSTY COB HERE ! CRUSTY COBS !
LOVELY FRESH BREAD. NICE HOG'S HEAD.
NICE AND FRESH. [ Shoppers, Vendors
Chattering ] THERE WE GO.
THERE'S YOUR RIBBON
AND YOUR CHANGE. THANK YOU. [ Woman ]
CAN I HELP YOU, SIR ? MY, MY, MY.
I THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT... IT WAS
THE PRINCE OF WALES. OH, THESE WELL AND STRONG.
BUT I HAVE BETTER. A REAL SUIT.
LIKE YOURS. VERY HANDSOME,
I'M SURE. AND THE OTHER ?
THIS IS... MY MYSTERY. THIS IS MY SECRET. THIS IS MY SECRET. WELL, EVERY MAN
IS ENTITLED
TO HIS SECRETS. ESPECIALLY IF HE
HAS A FINE SUIT.
[ Chuckles ] [ Knocking ] GRACIOUS LADY. FORGIVE ME. - THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE,
WITH YOUR ACCEPTING-- IF YOU WOULD
BE PLEASED--
[ Gasping ] FORGIVE ME.
I SHALL LIKE-- I SHALL LIKE
TO WALK OUT WITH YOU. YOU WILL ? [ Ukrainian ] THANK YOU.
BLESSINGS. UM, WHEN MAY
I CALL AGAIN ? SUNDAY IS MY DAY. SUNDAY.
THANK YOU. [ Woman ]
AMY ? EH, HAVE YOU
FINISHED THAT FLOOR YET ? [ Shouting ]
AYE-YA-HA ! [ Ukrainian ] YOU BLOODY LUNATIC ! OI, OI.
LOOK WHO'S HERE. [ William ] IT'S THAT GYPO.
[ Man ] OI ! DOES SWAFFER
KNOW YOU'RE RUNNING LOOSE ? I TELL YOU, MALCOLM,
THAT MAN MUST BE
SOME KIND OF EPILEPTIC. [ William ]
THE DEVIL TAKE ME ! AMY, YOU BETTER GET BACK
IN THAT KITCHEN SHARP, NOW ! BEFORE THE MISSUS COMES HOME. WELL, I NEVER DID ! I HOPE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
YOUNG LADY. DO YOU
HEAR ME, AMY ? THERE'LL BE HELL TO PAY
WHEN YOUR FATHER FINDS OUT.
YOU MARK MY WORDS ! AMY ! AMY ! [ Amy ]
IS YOUR COUNTRY BEAUTIFUL ? [ Yanko ]
YES. THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE
ARE STRONG AND GOOD. - THIS IS--
- THE SEA. THE ANCIENT SEA.
THE DARK SEA. THE CRUEL SEA. - THAT'S WHERE YOU CAME FROM.
- I NEVER SAW SUCH A THING. ONLY REMEMBER
BLACKNESS AND WIND... AND THE CRYING
OF CHILDREN. IT'S WHERE
ALL THE HEARTS
OF THE EARTH... THAT HAVE BEEN
LOST TO LOVE
AND TO FEAR... LIE WAITING
TO BE REBORN. THIS IS NOT CHRISTIAN. YOU MUST BE MAD
YOURSELF, GIRL, TO TAKE UP WITH A MAN
WHO IS SURELY
WRONG IN THE HEAD. IF YOU'D LOOKED
INTO HIS EYES-- AS I HAVE-- YOU'D BE ABLE
TO TELL FOR YOURSELF. THAT MAN IS DANGEROUS. YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO
MR. AND MRS. SMITH, EVEN
IF YOU WON'T LISTEN TO US. THEY CARE ABOUT YOU.
THEY KNOW WHAT'S BEST. WE'RE ALREADY
THE TALK OF THE PARISH.
WON'T BE THE FIRST TIME. WE'RE THE EXPERTS,
AREN'T WE ? IT'S A DONKEY'S AGE
SINCE I EXPECTED AUGHT OF YOU
AS A HUSBAND, ISAAC FOSTER, BUT YOU COULD TRY TO BE
SOME KIND OF FATHER
TO YOUR CHILDREN. ISAAC, PLEASE.
JUST TELL HER
TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM. I GOT NO RIGHT TO
TELL HER ANYTHIN'. [ Mary ]
I SHOULD HAVE STAYED
WITH YOUR FATHER. BUT I LOVE HIM !
GO ON, GO ON. HAVE YOUR WAY
WITH YOUR GYPO ! AMY ?
AMY. WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,
I WAS FOOLISH TOO. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ?
I WAS IN LOVE. YOU AND FATHER WERE
MARRIED LATE, I-- I KNOW YOU WERE ALREADY
EXPECTING ME BY THEN.
AMY ! [ Whispering ]
THAT MADNESS IN THE BLOOD
IS A TREACHEROUS THING. IT'S GOD'S TRICK
UPON US WOMEN.
YOU MUST-- MARY, STOP YOUR
NATTERING AND GE HER OUT OF MY HOUSE. [ Door Bangs ] [ Footsteps Departing ] OI !
YES, SIR. NOW, I DON'T SUPPOSE
IT'S ANY OF MY BUSINESS
HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE. FAIR ENOUGH.
BUT IF I CATCH YOU
AROUND MY FARM AGAIN, I'M GONNA BREAK
YOUR HEAD, BOY. [ Both Screaming ] [ Screaming ]
YAAH ! AND I CAN'T SAY
FAIRER THAN THAT ! [ Bell Tolling ] [ Chattering ] [ Wagon Clattering ] [ Door Opening ] [ Door Opening ] [ Man ]
AMY ! HAVEN'T SEEN YOU HERE
SINCE YOUR SCHOOL DAYS. YOUR FRIEND--
IF THAT'S THE REASON
FOR YOUR VISIT-- DID NOT ATTEND
THE SERVICE. AMY ! FORGIVE ME,
I AM OUT OF THE TIME
TO BE WITH YOU. SHH ! YOU ARE
WITH ME NOW. THEIR FACES
ARE SO HARD. THEIR EYES,
LIKE GLASS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. I DO NOT.
I DON'T CARE
TO UNDERSTAND THEM. BUT WE NEED, YES ? I EAT WITH THEM,
I WORK WITH THEM-- BUT I DO NO LIVE WITH THEM. AND I DON'T NEED
TO UNDERSTAND THEM. [ Chuckles ]
HOW DO YOU KNOW
I'M HERE ? "IN MEMORY OF
THAT VALIANT COMPANY... "WHICH BRAVED THE SEA... "IN SEARCH OF
A NEW WORLD... AND DIED IN SIGH OF THIS GROUND." BEAUTIFUL WORD,
I THINK. BUT FOR WHO IT IS ?
WHO-- WHO IS DEAD ? IT'S FOR THE SHIP.
YOUR SHIP. MY SHIP ?
MY SHIP IS IN AMERICA ! YOU-- YOUR SHIP
WAS SWALLOWED UP
BY THE SEA. NO ONE WAS LEFT ALIVE...
EXCEPT YOU. STEFAN ? ALL--
ALL THE CHILDREN ? THEY'RE ALL HERE. [ Crying ] DON'T BE SAD,
MY BEAUTY. COME WITH ME. [ Sobbing ] THIS IS WHERE I LIVE. DO YOU LIKE MY HOME ? THESE THINGS--
HOW DID YOU GET ? THEY ARE THE GIFTS
OF THE SEA. I NEVER KNOW WHEN
THEY'RE GOING TO COME. BUT THEY ARE
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL. YOU COME FROM THE SEA. [ Man #1 ] WOULDN'T WAN TO LOSE MY DAUGHTER
TO A CHARACTER LIKE THAT. [ Man #2 ]
I EXPECT NOW THEY'LL
HAVE TO BE WED. THERE'S BEEN
NO TALK OF MARRIAGE. THESE FOREIGNERS
BEHAVE VERY QUEERLY
WITH WOMEN, YOU KNOW. HARK AT THE WORLDLY
WISE WHEELWRIGHT.
[ Laughs ] HE'S NEVER BEEN
FURTHER AFIELD
THAN TRURO MARKET. WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT FOREIGNERS ?
OR WOMEN ? ALL I'M SAYIN' IS,
IS HOW THESE GYPSIES
DO TAKE ADVANTAGE. HE'S CAST A GLAMOUR
OVER HER. THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. MIND YOU,
IF THEY DO GET WED, SHE WON'T FIND OU MUCH SHE AIN'T ALREADY
FAMILIAR WITH. WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT ? YOU'LL MISS
THE MONEY TOO,
I DARE SAY. GIRL GIVE ALL HER WAGES
TO HER MOTHER,
DON'T SHE ? TAKE NO NOTICE, ISAAC.
JACK'S GOT A RIGHT MOOD
ON HIM. NO, NO, NO !
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY AMY
IS SO FAMILIAR WITH. ALL I'M SAYING
IS THAT THINGS
HAVE BEEN SEEN. AND NOT SPECULATIONS
OR IMAGININGS,
BUT THINGS. THIS VERY AFTERNOON,
DOWN BY THE WRECKERS' CAVE. I'LL TEACH YOU A LESSON,
AS BIG AS YOU ARE. GENTLEMEN ! GENTLEMEN ! ISN'T IT SOMEONE ELSE... NEEDS TEACHING
A LESSON, EH ? AMY ! AMY ! YOU THINK YOU'RE IT,
DON'T YOU ?
FATHER ! HOBNOBBIN' WITH
THE BLOODY DOCTOR-- LAYING YOUR FILTHY HANDS
ON MY DAUGHTER ! [ Groans ] FATHER, STOP IT !
FATHER, LEAVE HIM ALONE ! LEAVE HIM ALONE !
LEAVE HIM ALONE ! FATHER, STOP IT !
FATHER, LEAVE HIM
ALONE ! LEAVE HIM ALONE,
FATHER ! NO, FATHER,
NOT THE SEA ! FATHER, STOP IT ! I'LL PUT YOU BACK
OUT IN THE SEA... WITH THE REST OF 'EM ! [ Amy ]
YANKO ! OH, NO ! FATHER ! [ Gasping,
Coughing ] [ Knocking ] YANKO !
MY DEAR FELLOW. CAREFULLY, NOW. RIGHT. AMY, WAIT FOR US
IN THE PARLOR. PLEASE !
I MUST TEND TO HIM. [ Kennedy ]
I CAN GUESS WELL ENOUGH
WHO DID THIS. BUT WHY ? THEY SAID I WAS
TO STAY AWAY. THEY SAID IF I WAS
TO MARRY HER, THEY WOULD PUT ME
BACK INTO THE SEA. MARRY WHO ? WHY, AMY. AMY-- FOSTER'S GIRL ? YES. I HAVE BEEN
WALKING WITH HER. YOU DID NOT KNOW THIS ? HAS SHE AGREED
TO MARRY ? I HAVE NOT ASKED,
BUT I WILL. YOU'RE SURE
OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING ? IT IS THE WISH
OF MY HEART. I DO NOT LIKE TO SPEAK
OF THINGS IN WHICH
I AM NOT AN EXPERT. CLOSE YOUR EYE. BUT YOU SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT AMY
HAS ALWAYS BEEN... A LITTLE STRANGE. STRANGE ? EXPLAIN ME. HER MOTHER BROUGHT HER
TO SEE ME WHEN AMY
WAS NINE YEARS OLD. SHE'D BEEN
AT THE PARISH SCHOOL
FOR THREE YEARS, AND YET SHE HAD MADE
NOT THE SLIGHTEST ATTEMP TO LEARN TO READ OR WRITE. [ Gasps ]
YES. ALMOST DONE. SO, I EXAMINED
THE CHILD. SHE SPOKE
NOT A WORD TO ME. I COULD FIND
NO OBVIOUS CAUSE
FOR HER RETARDATION. I PRESUMED SHE WAS
SLOW OF MIND. AND THEN,
THE VERY NEXT WEEK, TO THE ASTONISHMENT OF ALL--
INCLUDING MYSELF-- SHE BEGAN
TO READ AND WRITE. AND PERFECTLY
ADEQUATELY TOO. SHE KEPT IT UP
FOR A MONTH, AND THEN SHE STOPPED. AND AS FAR AS ANYONE KNOWS, SHE HAS PICKED UP NEITHER
PEN NOR PAPER EVER SINCE. YOU ARE NOT HAPPY FOR ME. I'M ALWAYS HAPPY... TO SEE A FRIEND FOLLOW
THE WISH OF HIS HEART. I HAVE FOUND MY TRUE GOLD. THEN... YOU MUST HOLD ON TO IT. LOOK, UH,
YOU MUST REST HERE
UNTIL YOU'RE FIT. I'LL SHOW YOU
TO YOUR ROOM. WHERE IS AMY ?
[ Coughing ] YOU INHALED A LO OF SEA WATER. YOUR LUNGS
WILL BE VULNERABLE. [ Amy ]
I'LL TAKE HIM. WHAT, TO THE SWAFFERS' ?
NO, THAT'S MILES. NO, I--
REALLY, AMY,
I MUST INSIST. I'LL CARE FOR HIM. KENNEDY, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CARE. YOU MADE ME WELL. VERY WELL. FOSTER, YOU ARE
BENEATH MY CONTEMPT, AND NO DOUB YOUR DAUGHTER'S TOO. BUT FOR THE REST OF YOU, YOU ALL SAW THE BODIES
OF THAT MAN'S... TRAGIC COMPANIONS,
LAID OUT IN THEIR HUNDREDS... BY THE VERY CHURCH
IN WHICH YOU ALL
SO PIOUSLY PRETEND TO PRAY. YOU HAVE DISGRACED
THIS COMMUNITY ! AND BEAR IN MIND-- AS YOU SWILL YOUR ALE
AND TELL YOUR FILTHY TALES-- THAT TO TAKE PAR IN THE VIOLENCE
OF THE MOB... IS AS LOW AS A MAN
WHO CALLS HIMSELF A MAN
CAN FALL. I'VE HAD ENOUGH
OF THIS. DO NOT YOU THREATEN ME,
BLACKSMITH. FOR IF IT WERE NOT AT ODDS
WITH MY VOCATION, I WOULD TAKE YOU OUTSIDE AND
TREAT YOU TO THE THRASHING
YOU SO RICHLY DESERVE. GOOD NIGHT, GENTLEMEN. [ Sighs ]
HMM. AND, UH, SO,
SIR AND MISS, UH, I, UH, ASK YOU TO BE GIVEN
YOUR PERMISSION
TO MARRY MISS AMY FOSTER. WELL, HE WON' GET ANY OTHER GIRL
TO MARRY HIM. GO TO DARNFORD TODAY. ASK MY GOOD BROTHER-IN-LAW
IF HE WILL PAY US A VISIT. TOM, GET MY HORSE. MARY,
TAKE NO NOTICE. LET PEOPLE SAY
WHAT THEY WANT. I'M TELLING YOU,
NO GOOD'LL COME OF THIS ! [ Knocking ] MARY. ISAAC. EXCUSE US FOR
BOTHERING YOU,
MRS. SMITH. COME IN.
AMY. YOU'RE COMING HOME
WITH US THIS INSTANT. - DO YOU HEAR ME ?
- NO. OH ! LEAVE.
LEAVE HER BE ? [ Mary ]
ISAAC, I'LL PROTECT YOU
NO LONGER. I WAS CARRYING YOU
BEFORE HE EVER
LAID HANDS ON ME. CARRYING YOU
FOR HIS FATHER. I SLAVED FOR THEM
LIKE YOU SLAVE
FOR THIS LOT. AND THEY BOTH
HAD THEIR FILL-- THE FATHER AND THE SON. ISAAC'S FATHER
IS YOUR FATHER. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ?
ISAAC IS YOUR BROTHER. SEE ?
NOT A WORD.
NOT A TEAR. BAD YOU WERE CONCEIVED,
AND BAD YOU'VE REMAINED. COME ON.
COME ON, MARY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. [ Sobs ]
COME ON. AMY AIN'T HERE. PERHAPS SHE DID GO BACK
TO HER MOTHER'S AFTER ALL. [ Panting ] [ Gasps ] CHRIST ! I THOUGH FOSTER SAID SHE'D BE
AT THE SMITHS' ALL NIGHT. [ Fire Crackling ] NO ! BAD YOU WERE CONCEIVED, AND BAD YOU'LL REMAIN. AMY ! [ Screams ] QUICK ! THEY'VE TAKEN MY HOME ! WHATEVER THEY DO TO US, WHATEVER THEY TAKE
FROM US, I'M YOUR HOME. AND YOU'RE MINE. WHOA ! I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR YOU. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,
BUT ISN'T THAT THE ONLY
DECENT SUIT YOU OWN ? I SUPPOSE WE'LL
HAVE TO FIT YOU OU WITH ANOTHER. THAT ONE
CERTAINLY WON'T DO. I EXPECT YOU'LL BE
NEEDING SOME FLOWERS,
MISS FOSTER. JUMP ON BOARD, THEN.
YOU TOO, MISS FOSTER. UP YOU GET !
GO ON, THEN. OFF WE GO. ON, ME BEAUTY. WELL, GET DOWN. GO ON.
GO ON ! [ Clears Throat ] MY GOODNESS ! YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE
COME FROM THE WARS. [ Clears Throat ]
WELL, HERE. PLEASE-- UH, WELL, MY FATHER-IN-LAW--
MR. SWAFFER, HERE-- HAS ASKED ME TO LEGALLY
EXPEDITE THIS DEED
OF REALTY. UH, WELL, THIS COTTAGE--
AND THE APPORTIONED
ACRE OF LAND-- HAVE BEEN MADE OVER
TO YOU... IN ABSOLUTE PROPERTY, WITHOUT LIMITS OF TIME, AND WITH FULL AND PROPER
RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP. [ Laughs ]
PLEASE. THE COTTAGE IS YOURS... AND THE LAND TOO. [ Yanko ]
ARE YOU HAPPY, MY LOVE ?
[ Amy ] SO HAPPY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. DON'T THANK ME. I--
I WOULD NEVER HAVE
THOUGHT OF IT. IT WAS
THE DAUGHTER'S IDEA. [ Yanko ]
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NOW, CAN WE ALL
PLEASE GO HOME ? AMY FOSTER, WILL YOU BE
MARRIED TO ME ? ...POUR UPON YOU
THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE, SANCTIFY
AND BLESS YOU,
THAT YE MAY PLEASE... IN BOTH BODY AND SOUL... AND LIVE TOGETHER
IN HOLY LOVE
UNTO YOUR LIVES END. WILL YOU NOW STEP FORWARD
TO SIGN THE REGISTER ? AMY, YOU MIND
THAT SLAVE DRIVER SWAFFER. YOU MAKE SURE HE DON' TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU. AND, UH,
YOU POP ROUND AND SEE
US FROM TIME TO TIME. AMY ? DON'T PAY NO ATTENTION
TO THE MISSUS. SHE'S JUST, UH--
SHE'S JUST SORRY
TO SEE YOU GO. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. [ Whispering ]
WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES. YOU HAVE A SON !
[ Laughs ] OH ! OH ! THEY ARE WAITING
FOR YOU. THANK YOU. HE TOLD ME HE WANTS
TO SEE THE SEA. WILL YOU SHOW HIM
FOR ME ? [ Ukrainian ] [ Ukrainian ] UP. THE SEA. [ Horse Hooves Clapping ] SHH !
IT'S A BASTARD,
THAT BABY. [ Boy #2 ] YEAH, IT IS.
[ Boy #3 ]
IT'S GOT A TAIL, THAT BABY. LOOK AT IT !
GO AWAY. [ Laughing, Jeering ]
GYPSY ! GYPSY ! - GO AWAY !
- [ Yelling ] WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE,
THEN, EH ? SHE JUST SLAPPED HIM.
SLAPPED HIM ! NEVER COME NEAR
MY BABY AGAIN. ANY OF YOU ! WELL ! [ Baby Crying ] [ Crying ]
SHH ! [ Sobbing ] AMY !
WHAT IS WRONG ? SHH ! WHAT HAS HAPPENED ? YANKO. IT SEEMS A GOOD WHILE
SINCE YOU CALLED ON ME. I PAY MY WAY. I WORK MY WORK. I TAKE NOTHING. THEN WHY STILL
THE HATING ? BECAUSE YOU'VE COME
FROM FAR AWAY. EVERYONE COMES
FROM SOMEWHERE ! IT SEEMS WITHOUT SENSE,
I KNOW. BUT TO THEM,
YOU ARE STRANGE.
YOU'RE DIFFERENT. IT FORMS A GULF
BETWEEN YOU AND THEM
THAT CANNOT BE BRIDGED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT;
BUT FOR ME, I ACCEPT. I'M STRONG. BUT FOR AMY AND OUR BOY,
I DO NOT ACCEPT. WELL, AMY IS DIFFERENT TOO. AND MY BOY, KENNEDY,
I WOULD LIKE,
WHEN HE'S A MAN, TO TALK WITH ME
IN MY OWN TONGUE. WELL, THAT SEEMS
NATURAL ENOUGH. BUT I DON'T WAN THAT IT SHOULD HARM HIM. I DON'T WAN TO MAKE HIM ALONE,
TO MAKE HIM DIFFERENT. IT WOULD GRIEVE ME
IF YOU WERE TO GO, BUT PERHAPS
YOU SHOULD LEAVE HERE. AMY NOW IS HOME, AND SHE IS HERE. BUT MY BOY-- YES, MY BOY WILL LEAVE
WHEN HE IS A MAN. I DON'T WANT HE FARM
AND HERD SHEEP,
NOT LIKE ME. I WANT HIM TO BE... LIKE YOU. LIKE ME ? OH, I WOULD CERTAINLY
THINK TWICE ABOUT THAT. YES ! I WANT HIM TO HAVE
THE LEARNING OF GREAT MEN. I WANT HIM TO LOVE
THE MYSTERY OF OUR UNIVERSE. YES ! LIKE YOU. YOU WILL HELP HIM ? I'D BE PROUD TO. YES ? YES. THEN... ALL IS GOOD. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT HEALTHY
TO BE TOO ISOLATED. YOU SHOULD COME
AND VISIT ME. I'VE MISSED
OUR CONVERSATIONS. AND MY CHESS HASN' GOT ANY BETTER EITHER. AND AMY ? AMY ? IS AMY TO VISI WITH ME TOO ? OH, WELL, IT-IT WASN'T WHA I HAD IN MIND, BUT YES. YOU DO NOT LIKE AMY. YANKO, THAT'S NOT TRUE. IS TRUE.
I'VE SEEN YOUR EYES. I BEAR AMY
NO MALICE AT ALL. IT'S JUST THAT I DON'T FEEL
SHE'LL BE A VERY GOOD
COMPANION OVER DINNER. YANKO ! THANK YOU, DOCTOR. YANKO-- [ Kennedy ]
IT WAS A HARD WINTER. YES, AND HIS LUNGS
WERE VULNERABLE. YET HE WAS VERY TOUGH. HE WAS HOMESICK. PHYSIOLOGICALLY, THAT MADE
THE FATEFUL DIFFERENCE. AMY WAS HIS HOME. HE SURVIVED THE HORROR
OF THE WRECK. HE LEARNED OUR TONGUE. HE ENDURED THE HATRED
AND VIOLENCE. HE EARNED HIS PROPERTY
AND HIS JOB. AND HE DID THESE THINGS
BECAUSE HE FOUND HIS HOME
IN THE HEART OF AMY FOSTER, AS SHE FOUND
HER HOME IN HIS. SHE DID NOT TAKE CARE
FOR HIM ! SIT DOWN. PLEASE. YOU CANNO IMAGINE HOW MUCH
SHE TOOK CARE FOR HIM. [ Yanko Coughing ] BE STILL, MY LOVE. YANKO. YANKO. [ Talking Quietly ] [ Coughing ] YOU. TAKE THA COUGH ON HOME,
AND KEEP WARM. GO ON. HOME. [ Coughing ] [ Thunder Rumbling ] [ Moaning,
Mumbling ] [ Crying ] [ Knocking ] MY GOD, WHAT A NIGHT ! THERE'S SICKNESS
ALL OVER THE PARISH. HE KEEPS ON
SAYING SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT. [ Mumbling ] I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE SAYS. HIS LUNGS ARE CONGESTED.
HE HAS PNEUMONIA. HIGH FEVER--
THAT'S WHAT'S
MAKING HIM SENSELESS. CAN'T YOU ASK SOMEONE
TO COME IN ? JUST FOR TONIGHT ? PLEASE, SIR, NOBODY SEEMS
TO CARE TO COME. [ Thunder Rumbling ] THE FEVER WILL GET WORSE
BEFORE IT BREAKS. KEEP HIM COVERED.
SPONGE HIS BROW. AS MUCH FLUIDS
AS HE WILL TAKE, AND THIS-- IT'LL HELP THE FEVER
A LITTLE. THERE'S SOME OPIUM
IN IT... TO GIVE HIM SOME REST. TWO TABLESPOONS,
EVERY SIX HOURS. I MUST GO NOW. I'VE ANOTHER
15 MILES TO MAKE. MR. SWAFFER
MIGHT COME OVER, SIR,
IF YOU WERE TO ASK HIM. MR. SWAFFER ? I'M AFRAID
MY ROUNDS WILL TAKE ME
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I'LL BE BACK
ABOUT HALF-PAST 3:00. [ Coughing ] SHH. [ Mumbling ] [ Mumbling ] [ Coughing ] YOU MUST TAKE THIS. KENNEDY SAID SO.
KENNEDY. - [ Screaming ]
- SHH ! [ Baby Crying ] OH ! SHH. [ Gasps ] [ Crying ] SHH ! [ Moaning ]
SHH ! I'M HERE, MY LOVE. AND STEFAN,
YOUR LITTLE MAN. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. KENNEDY IS COMING. KENNEDY. WHOA ! WHOA !
[ Man ]
IT'S DR. KENNEDY ! GET THAT THING
OUT OF MY WAY ! DOCTOR, THE WAGON'S
BOGGED DOWN IN THE MUD. WE CAN'T GET HER OUT.
SHE'S TOO HEAVY. THEN LIGHTEN
THE LOAD, MAN ! [ Yanko Coughing ]
[ Thunder Crashing ] [ Muttering In Ukrainian ] I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT. [ Ukrainian ] [ Ukrainian ] [ Stefan Crying ] [ Coughing ] [ Women Screaming ] [ Ukrainian ] I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE SAYING, MY LOVE. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT.
PLEASE. [ Coughing ] [ Thunder Crashing ] [ Ukrainian ] [ Yanko Coughing ] [ Yanko Shouting
In Ukrainian ] PLEASE !
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT. I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO HELP YOU.
[ Shouting In Ukrainian ] NO ! NO, DON'T ! DON'T ! YOU MUSTN'T HARM
THE BABY. [ Shouting ] [ Crying ]
I WON'T LET YOU. [ Ukrainian ]
TELL ME
WHAT YOU WANT. [ Ukrainian ]
JUST TELL ME
WHAT YOU WANT ! DON'T ! [ Ukrainian ] [ Sobbing ]
[ Crying ] [ Yanko Shouting
In Ukrainian ] [ Knocking ] MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN SICK. VERY SICK. I NEED SOMEONE
TO HELP ME SIT WITH HIM. YOU NEVER THOUGHT TO BRING
OUR GRANDSON BEFORE. YOU NEVER INVITED US. THEN ASK OLD SWAFFER.
I EXPECT HE'S INVITED YOU. SWAFFERS' IS SIX MILES ! THE SMITHS' EVEN FURTHER. [ Isaac ]
THAT DRAFT'LL BE
THE DEATH OF US ! WHO'S OUT THERE ? JUST A GYPSY WOMAN
SELLING CURSES. I ALWAYS LOVED YOU, MAMA, EVEN IF YOU COULD
NEVER LOVE ME. [ Stefan Crying ] STOP! PLEASE, SIR !
STOP, PLEASE ! MRS. FINN, MA'AM. WHAT ON EARTH
ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE
WITH THAT POOR INFANT ? DO YOU WANT TO KILL HIM ?
PLEASE, MA'AM, MY HUSBAND
HAS TAKEN VERY SICK. I NEED SOMEONE
TO HELP ME SIT WITH HIM. I HAVE MY OWN TO LOOK AFTER,
AS DO WE ALL. YOU JUST GE THAT BABY INDOORS ! DRIVER ! [ Crying Continues ] [ Stefan Fussing ]
SHH. [ Mr. Swaffer ]
AMY, WE BETTER GO.
GO TO YOUR HUSBAND. YOUR BABY WILL BE SAFE. YANKO ! [ Coughs ] [ Whispering ]
GONE. SHE IS GONE. I MUST GET MY BAG. I'LL BE BACK
IN A MOMENT. WHERE IS SHE ? I DON'T KNOW. DID I DO
SOMETHING WRONG ? PLEASE. DID SHE NO LOVE ME NOW ANYMORE ? I DON'T KNOW. THAT IS, I'M SURE. I ONLY ASKED
FOR A LITTLE WATER ! ONLY A LITTLE WATER. EXCUSE ME. I MUST GET MY BAG. I WOULD CHANGE NOTHING, MY LOVE. MY GOLD. I WOULD CHANGE
NOTHING. NOR WOULD I. WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES. YANKO ! YANKO ! WHY DID YOU LEAVE HIM ? DID YOU NOT LISTEN
TO A WORD I SAID ? WHY DID YOU LET HIM DIE ? ALL HE WANTED
WAS A DRINK OF WATER ! JUST WATER ! [ Kennedy ]
THAT BRAVE ADVENTURER-- WHO HAD CROSSED
AN IMPOSSIBLE GULF
IN ORDER TO LOVE HER-- LAY COLD AND LIFELESS
IN HER ARMS. YET AMY FOSTER
UTTERED NOT A WORD. AND NOW THAT HE IS
NO LONGER BEFORE HER EYES... TO EXCITE HER IMAGINATION
TO A PASSION
OF LOVE OR FEAR, HER MEMORY OF HIM
SEEMS TO HAVE VANISHED
FROM HER BRAIN, AS A SHADOW PASSES
FROM A SCREEN. AND I HAVE ASKED MYSELF, "IS HIS IMAGE AS UTTERLY GONE
FROM HER MIND... AS HIS LITHE
AND STRIDING FIGURE
IS GONE FROM OUR FIELDS ?" [ Miss Swaffer ]
DOCTOR ! DR. KENNEDY ! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT ? HOW COULD YOU EVEN
THINK IT ? A MAN LIKE YOU ! DID YOU NOT HAVE
YOUR OWN FAMILY ONCE ? THAT WAS MANY LIFETIMES
AGO, MISS SWAFFER. SO-- YOU HAVE WIPED
YOUR OWN SHADOWS
FROM THE SCREEN. DID YOUR OWN LOVE
BLIND YOU TO HERS ? YOU CARRY MORE
FOR ALL OF US... THAN ANY ONE MAN
SHOULD. BUT YOU WILL TAKE CARE
FOR THEM, WON'T YOU ? THANK YOU, MISS SWAFFER... FOR OUR CONVERSATION. AMY ? HELLO. AMY, I HAVE WRONGED YOU-- GRIEVOUSLY. AND I HAVE NO EXCUSE. WILL YOU FORGIVE ME ? WHO WILL FORGIVE ME ? I DO. I DO-- AS DID HE. I WILL LOVE HIM
UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD. MAMA, LOOK AT ME !
COME OUT HERE ! MAMA !
[ Laughs ] [ Kennedy ]
LOOKING AT HER NOW, I KNOW WHY YANKO
WAS CAST OUT BY THE SEA... TO PERISH
ON THIS HOSTILE SHORE. HE CAME ACROSS THE WORLD
TO LOVE-- AND BE LOVED--
BY AMY FOSTER.