Swept Away

Swept Away

1974 · 110 min · IT · 7.4 (346 votes)
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Riccardo Salvino, Isa Danieli, Aldo Puglisi, Anna Melita · Music Piero Piccioni
ComedyDramaRomance

A wealthy woman's yachting holiday with friends in the Mediterranean Sea takes an unexpected turn when she and one of the boat's crew are stranded on a desert island. Her capitalist beliefs and his communist convictions clash, but during their struggle to survive, social roles are reversed and heated passions come alive.

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A tempestuous, often uncomfortable, and deeply primal examination of a relationship forged in extreme circumstances. It’s a raw, unflinching look at power, submission, and the unexpected bonds that can form when civilization crumbles.

volatileprimaluncomfortablerawsteadyEuropean arthousecharacter studynaturalisticprovocativeclass strugglepower dynamicssurvivallove and hate
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stockholm syndromedeserted islandmisogynybattle of the sexeswoman directorsubmissionmale egos