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Digitally restored and re-mastered, this controversial classic by Lina Wertmller explores themes of sex, politics and role reversals when a man and woman of different social classes are left stranded on a deserted Mediterranean island. Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato. Raffaela, a fiery and independent Italian factory owner, gets stranded on a deserted, edenic island with a virile yacht hand who has the uncanny knack of reducing women to sexual objects. She succumbs to his strong and forceful masculinity, and falls madly in love. Then comes the moment of their rescue and exile from paradise, when returning to society forces them to deal with harsh, cold reality. An Italian film which traces the relationship that develops between a rich, selfish woman and a slovenly sailor when they become shipwrecked. Full title (English): "Swept Away (By an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August)." Full title (Italian): "Travolti da un Insolito Destino Nell' Azzurro Mare d'Agosto."
Color by Technicolor. Swept Away Reviews: "Giannini, looking like the ancient mariner, and Mariangela Melato excel as the couple who loathe each other so much it's inevitable they'll fall in love."
-- Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound Swept Away | List Price | $24.98 (You save $8.19) | | Studio | E1 Entertainment Distribution | | Orig Year | 1975 | | All Time Sales Rank |  16493  | | CD Universe Part number | 7021849 | | Catalog number | 3063 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 04, 2006 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | language and some sexuality/nudity | | Running Time | 119 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color |
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