114 mins |
Rated
R18
Directed by Lina Wertmüller
Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato
Playing as part of Academy's Wet Hot Academy Summer programme of sexy Summer classics Jan 13 - Feb 05 2023!
Italian with English subtitles.
Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, SWEPT AWAY (1974) is director Lina Wertmuller's (the first woman to be nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards) 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, which culminates in a dramatic climax when they are rescued. They must determine if their love can survive the harsh realities of civilization.
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Playing as part of Academy's Wet Hot Academy Summer programme of sexy Summer classics Jan 13 - Feb 05 2023!
Italian with English subtitles.
Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, SWEPT AWAY (1974) is director Lina Wertmuller's (the first woman to be nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards) 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, which culminates in a dramatic climax when they are rescued. They must determine if their love can survive the harsh realities of civilization.