Swept Away (Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto) by Lina Wertmüller
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Swept Away
Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto
Awards
Best Music, David di Donatello Awards 1975
Top Foreign Films, National Board of Review, USA 1975
Golden Ibex and Best Actress, Tehran International Film Festival 1975
Nominations
Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1975
Director: Lina Wertmüller
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato
Italy | 1974 | 115’ | In Italian with English subtitles | DCP | Colour
8/11 (Tue) - 7:45pm
12/11 (Sat) - 7:45pm
While vacationing on a yacht with her friends, rich woman Raffaella’s loud and arrogant rants on politics and class irritate Gennarino, a deckhand who happens to be a devout communist. When Raffaella forces Gennarino to take her out to sea near sunset, they get stranded in the middle of the sea. After landing on an island, Gennarino realises that he is now the dominant one and takes his revenge.
Wertmüller’s most commercially successful – and her most divisive – film, this island survival film is a clever and acerbic comedy about class warfare disguised as a romantic comedy. Unabashedly politically incorrect and feral in its depiction of unbridled sexuality, the film still sparks debate about its depiction of the proletariat’s revenge and sexual violence. Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato are amazing as the island “lovers”, gamely taking on everything that Wertmüller puts them through.
Co-Presenter: Hong Kong Arts Centre, Italian Cultural Institute Hong Kong & Macau
In collaboration with: Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong
Associated programme: Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism, Italia Mia
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