Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August

Swept Away (full English title: Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August, full Italian title: Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto) is a 1974 Italian film written and directed by Lina Wertmüller. It is a study in romance and class warfare.

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1974 - Italian - Lina Wertmüller - Romance - Class warfare

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The movie stars Giancarlo Giannini as the long-abused crewmember Gennarino Carunchio serving on the rented yacht of a wealthy couple Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti (played by Mariangela Melato) and Signor Pavone Lanzetti (played by Riccardo Salvino). Playing the part of a beautiful, wealthy, highly-privileged woman, Melato takes endless pleasure in verbally abusing Giannini over nearly everything, but especially about his Communist politics. When an unusual event at sea leaves Giannini and Melato castaway on an isolated Mediterranean island, the tables are finally turned and the Communist sailor suddenly has the upper hand in the relationship.

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Giancarlo Giannini - Mariangela Melato - Riccardo Salvino - Communist - Mediterranean

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Roger Ebert, the American film crtic gave the movie four stars (his highest rating). The movie was remade in 2002 as Swept Away but was swept away by film critics worldwide; Ebert gave the remake one star.

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Roger Ebert - 2002 - Swept Away

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