Italian director burst onto the international scene in the 70s with such films as the seduction of mimi, swept away and seven beauties, the. Swept away is the story of their tumultuous, slapstick courtship, his systematic humiliation of her. Lina wertmuller, italian film director and screenwriter noted for her comedies focusing on the eternal battle of the sexes and on contemporary political and social issues. Swept away by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of sardinia, raffaella mariangela melato, a rich and stunning capitalist. This is the beginning of lina wertmuller s most entertaining new. Director lina wertmuller on her groundbreaking 1977 oscar. Guy ritchies contemporary adaptation of lina wertmullers 1974 romantic comedy, a story of love, sex, drugs and too much money.
On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of sardinia, raffaella, a rich and stunning capitalist, enjoys tormenting gennarino, a. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful mediterranean, swept away is lina wertmuller s most famous and controversial film about sex, love and politics. Giancarlo giannini and mariangela melato became stars on the basis of the original swept away, which was written and directed by lina wertmuller, one of the most successful italian directors of the 1970s. Conclusion swept away is a polarizing film, but in this critics eyes, an oddly gentle one. While vacationing on a yacht, the wealthy capitalist raffaella mariangela melato shouts out orders in between spouting off political opinions amongst her friends. Madonna and adriano giannini star in directorscreenwriter guy ritchies contemporary adaptation of lina wertmuller s 1974 romantic comedy, swept away, a story of love, sex and too much money all set against the backdrop of a spectacular mediterranean island paradise.
Tv movie 2009 screenplay as lina job wertmuller story as lina job wertmuller too much romance. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful mediterranean, swept away is lina wertmullers most famous and controversial film about sex, love and politics. Lina wertmuller s swept away by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august resists the directors most determined attempts to make it a fable about the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, and persists in being about a man and a woman. Film damore e danarchia, ovvero stamattina alle 10 in via. A workingclass man puts a haughty woman in her place, and she ends up liking it. Swept away is a wertmuller film with solid appeal the. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful mediterranean, swept away is lina wertmullers most famous and controversial film about sex. She spends most of the time in a sexy swimsuit berating the the hired hands, especially giancarlo giannini, who is a communist and darkcomplexioned sicilian. Is swept away simple political allegory wrapped up in regressive gender ideas and a rape fantasy, or is there something more going on here. Swept away is a 1974 italian adventure comedydrama romance film written and directed by lina wertmuller and starring giancarlo giannini and mariangela. The mediterranean sea is the backdrop for this social drama from director lina wertmuller. She was a leftist but not a feminist, and aroused some controversy with a story where it turned out the rich woman liked being ordered. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful mediterranean, swept away 1974 is lina wertmu ller s most famous and controversial film about sex, love and politics. Its time to give swept aways lina wertmuller her honorary oscar harvey weinstein on 3 generations ratings dilemma.
Overview for lina wertmuller turner classic movies. Guy ritchies contemporary adaptation of lina wertmullers 1974 romantic comedy, a story of love, sex, drugs and too much money all set against the backdrop. Similar to how the character construction in amiri barakas play the dutchman portrayed racism in america, this symbolic italian fable examines the power relationships of class struggle as represented by a man and a woman trapped in a certain space. Wertmuller was a longtime favorite of the quads audiences swept away and seven beauties both played here for nearly five months back in the day, and so were thrilled to relaunch our theater with the most extensive wertmuller retrospective ever seen in new york. For a better experience on mubi, update your browser. Swept away is a wertmuller film with solid appeal the new. In guy ritchies illadvised remake of lina wertmullers controversial fable. Its my job to deal with the movie, a remake of lina wertmullers 1975 arthouse hit swept away. Swept away 1974 video detective movie trailers, game.
Presented in collaboration with genoma films and the sardegna film commission. Madonna and adriano giannini star in directorscreenwriter guy ritchies contemporary adaptation of lina wertmullers 1974 romantic comedy, swept away, a story of love, sex and too much money all set against the backdrop of a spectacular mediterranean island paradise. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful mediterranean, swept away is lina wertmullers most famous and. Swept away trailer 1974 video detective movie trailers. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of sardinia, raffaella mariangela. Directed by lina wertmuller writer lina wertmuller. In 1977 she became the first woman to receive an academy award nomination for best director. Lina wertmullers swept away by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august resists the directors most determined attempts to make it a fable about the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, and persists in being about a man and a woman. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful mediterranean, swept away is lina wertmullers most famous and controversial film about. Mariangela melato and giancarlo giannini in swept away. Swept away nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Watch swept away movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. More important, he is a man and she is a woman, for which there is hell to pay on both sides. In swept away there were loud, embarrassing struggles on the sand.
We could have deep arguments about the meaning of it all, and no. Cut, or risk losing access to teen audience view all. Oct 11, 2002 giancarlo giannini and mariangela melato became stars on the basis of the original swept away, which was written and directed by lina wertmuller, one of the most successful italian directors of the 1970s. Swept away 1975 is an italian comedydrama by lina wertmuller that stars mariangela melato as a spoiled rich woman who rents a yacht and a crew with her husband to cruise the mediterranean. Swept away by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august movie. Vincent canby of the new york times called swept away the most successful fusion of miss wertmuller s two favorite themes, sex and politics, which are here so thoroughly and so successfully tangled that they become a single subject, like two people in love. Lina wertmuller s 1974 drama swept away is an intensely critical look at politics and human nature. A product of a roman catholic education, wertmuller brought her domestic battles into the classroom and, as she approached college age, could boast of having been thrown out of fifteen schools. On that level, its a great success, even while its causing all sorts of mischief otherwise. Madonna continues to mistake a knack for striking poses with the. Swept away by lina wertmuller italian w english subtitles laser disc. By contrast, the french poster for swept away shouts it as the record breaking italian comedy in the usa. Giancarlo giannini, mariangela melato, riccardo salvino comedy drama comedy of manners commedia allitaliana.
Watch the latest swept away trailer on video detective. In 2002, guy ritchies remake of her swept away 1974, with madonna starring in the role that had been of mariangela melato, bore witness to her popularity in the us. Perhaps the dumbest idea in remake history was guy ritchies decision to redo lina wertmullers swept away, not just because this is an incredible film that neednt be remade, not just because putting madonna in a role played by the unbelievably talented mariangela melato is a huge downgrade, but mainly because this a film where much of the. She was the first woman nominated for an academy award for best director for seven beauties in 1977. Lina wertmullers swept away by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august resists the directors most determined attempts to make it a. With world premieres of new restorations of her greatest successes and imported 35mm prints of. Once, women ruled the earth and men were their slaves, she says. Lina wertmullers 1974 drama swept away is an intensely critical look at politics and human nature. Wertmuller, whose entree into filmmaking came via working as. Most critics that i looked into either feel the former, or they argue that the politics of the film recontextualize the sexual abuse as a form of political revolt. The daughter of an aristocratic swiss family, lina wertmuller harbored dreams of becoming.
In guy ritchies illadvised remake of lina wertmullers controversial fable, swept. While vacationing on a yacht, the wealthy capitalist raffaella. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of sardinia, raffaella, a rich and stunning capitalist, enjoys tormenting gennarino, a communist sailor. The italian filmmaker lina wertmuller broke ground when she was oscar. 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. Wertmuller was born to a family of swiss aristocrats. Swept away is lina wertmullers most famous and controversial film about sex. Download or stream from your apple tv, roku, smart tv, computer or portable device. The best movies directed by lina wertmuller flickchart.
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