Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto = Swept away /

Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, SWEPT AWAY is Lina Wertmuller's most famous and controversial film about sex, love and politics. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of Sardinia, Raffaella (Mariangela Melato), a rich and stunning capitalist, enjoys tormenting Genn...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Kino Lorber (Firm), Medusa distribuzione, Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors:	Giannini, Giancarlo (Actor), Melato, Mariangela (Actor), Salvino, Riccardo (Actor)
Format:	Video
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	In Italian with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kino Lorber, 1974. Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Subjects:	Castaways > Drama. Role reversal > Drama. Social classes > Italy > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Italy > Drama. Politics in motion pictures Feature films Feature films. Fiction films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Italian.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, SWEPT AWAY is Lina Wertmuller's most famous and controversial film about sex, love and politics. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of Sardinia, Raffaella (Mariangela Melato), a rich and stunning capitalist, enjoys tormenting Gennarino (Giancarlo Giannini), a Communist sailor. Fate weaves a different scenario and roles become reversed when the two find themselves stranded together on a deserted island. Raffaella must submit to Gennarino in order to survive. They must determine if their love can survive the harsh realities of civilization.
Item Description:	Title from title frames.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (streaming video file) (115 minutes) : .flv file, sound
Playing Time:	01:54:05
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Ennio Guarnieri ; editor, Franco Fraticelli ; art, Enrico Job ; music, Piero Piccioni ; costumes, Enrico Job.