Swept Away(2017)

Name: Swept Away
Director: Lina Wertmüller
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Released: Apr 14, 2017
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Riccardo Salvino, Isa Danieli

Kino Lorber

R
1h 54m

Release Date: Apr 14, 2017

A trip into the Mediterranean sea becomes a trip into the discovery of how society's frameworks of the rich and poor are delicate and temporary.

Release Details

Original Release | Apr 14, 2017 | Limited

2025 Re-release | Jan 31, 2025 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-07-06T07:20:52.530Z

All Releases (2)
Total US & Canada:
$33,698
Total International
$0
Total Worldwide:
$33,698

Total US & Canada:
$7,876
Total Worldwide:
$7,876

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Director & Top Cast

Lina Wertmüller
Director

Giancarlo Giannini
Gennarino Carunchio

Mariangela Melato
Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti

Riccardo Salvino
Signor Pavone Lanzetti

Isa Danieli
Anna

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Mono

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Italy

Language: Italian,French

Summaries

Plot Summary

A rich, spoiled wife and a poor underclass deckhand drift away from their yacht while on a Mediterranean vacation cruise. They become stranded on a deserted island where their roles become reversed. She becomes dependent upon him for survival. By the time they are rescued, they have fallen in love. The deckhand vows to leave his family for his new love, and they set up a time to reunite. She stands him up. The film asks the question whether sexual politics are consistent between the raw natural environment vs. civilization, and which arrangement is best. These points are made more cogently than by the 2002 Madonna remake of the same title. Dialog mentions Burt Lancaster of "From Here to Eternity" (1953) fame, and a similar promotional image.

Storyline

Wealthy Raffaella and some of her friends rent a yacht to sail the Mediterranean Sea during late summer. The sailor, a communist named Gennarino, doesn't like Raffaella, but he must bear with her bad mood. One day she wakes up late in the afternoon and asks to be taken to land, where everyone had gone earlier. Gennarino sets up a boat, but it breaks down during the night and they spent the night in the middle of the sea. — Michel Rudoy

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Swept Away(2017)

Box Office Results

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Director & Top Cast

Lina Wertmüller

Giancarlo Giannini

Mariangela Melato

Riccardo Salvino

Isa Danieli

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