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Travolti da un Insolito Destino nell'Azzurro Mare d'Agosto (Swept Away) (1974)

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The Mediterranean sea is the backdrop for this social drama from director Lina Wertmuller. While vacationing on a yacht, the wealthy capitalist Raffaella (Mariangela Melato) shouts out orders in between spouting off political opinions amongst her friends. She is especially confrontational to the deck hand and servant Gennarino (frequent Wertmuller leading man Giancarlo Giannini), by demanding that he appear more presentable. Gennarino grows increasingly frustrated by her demands and develops

Apr 4, 2006

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It's not quite up to Seven Beauties, but this unofficial -- more politically charged -- variation on J.M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton doesn't miss by much.

March 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

[I]n the light of a new millennium, Wertmüller deliver[s] the first girl power picture, and it's a stunning masterstroke of a movie.

September 30, 2005 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | Comment
DVDTalk.com

Hectoring, unfunny, wildly overpraised.

September 17, 2004 Comment

You don't need Madonna to turn pretentious pseudo-Marxist philosophy into an unwatchable film.

January 11, 2003 Comment
Flipside Movie Emporium

Social warfare just isn't easy, is it?

November 9, 2002 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

At once too simple and too convoluted to truly take off.

June 4, 2002 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Travolti da un Insolito Destino nell'Azzurro Mare d'Agosto (Swept Away)

A cliche, but I was swept away by this beautiful film. Politics, class struggle, gender roles~ a microcosm of life, with and without familiar institutions. Giancarlo Giannini is so very expressive and versatile, readily conveying comedy or tragedy just by the look on his face. This film is rich, but I don't want to

March 9, 2010
bookmunki

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Hmmm... I don't quite have the words to say how much this movie was completely insane. I don't know for sure if I like it or not. Decisions, decisions.

November 9, 2006
dreamfaeries

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