Swept Away
Original title: Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto
1974 · 1 h 54 min
Directed by 
Lina Wertmüller
Lina WertmüllerCast
Giancarlo Giannini 
Mariangela Melato Riccardo Salvino
Credits
Written by: Lina Wertmüller
Plot
A wealthy woman and a communist deckhand on her yacht are stranded on a deserted island, and their class roles are reversed.
Sinekatalog’s take
Lina Wertmüller's farce strands a snobbish heiress with a communist deckhand on an island, flipping their power. Sharp, sexy and provocative, with Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato, it is a bold, divisive class comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (7,629 votes)
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