Swept from the Sea

4/11/2026

**_A Ukrainian man washes ashore in Cornwall, England, 1888_** The plot can be traced back 2750 years to Odysseus’ experiences on the island of Ogygia with nymph Calypso, as well as his washing up on Scheria and the response of Princess Nausicaa. This variation was based on Joseph Conrad’s 1901 story “Amy Foster.” The plot would rear its head once again nine years later in “Tristan + Isolde.” Unfortunately, this isn’t anywhere near as good as “Tristan + Isolde.” The story is way more mundane, and I don’t like the way things pan out in the second half, although it’s telegraphed from the get-go. Still, you can’t beat the Cornish locations and period milieu. Rachel Weisz is lovely; Vincent Perez is effective in a Christopher Lambert kind of way; and Ian McKellen’s character is intere