Swept Away by Lina Wertmuller

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

116 mins. Language: Italian with English subtitles. Genre: comedy

The perfect summer film, it stars Giancarlo Giannini as long-abused crewmember Gennarino Carunchio, toiling on a yacht rented by a wealthy couple, Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti (Mariangela Melato) and Signor Pavone Lanzetti (Riccardo Salvino). A beautiful, wealthy, spoiled woman, Raffaella takes endless pleasure in verbally abusing Gennarino over nearly everything, but especially about his Communist politics. When an unusual event at sea leaves Gennarino and Raffaella cast away on an deserted Mediterranean island, the tables are finally turned and the Communist sailor suddenly has the upper hand in the relationship.

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