Swept Away

Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto / Lina Wertmüllerová / Italy 1974 / 115 min. / 18 years / DCP
Swept Away
A spoiled rich woman and a Communist deckhand become stranded alone on a desert island, where their social roles are reversed. This controversial allegory of class struggle and sexual politics with Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato observes how dynamics of power may change under extreme conditions.

Screenings

Tu 29/07/2025
17:00 - 19:05
Aula of J. z Poděbrad High School
Director: Lina Wertmüllerová / Italy 1974 / 115 + 10 min. / 18 years / DCP / italian / electronic czech subtitles, english subtitles
Introduction: Damiano Garofalo

Additional info

Directed by:
Lina Wertmüllerová
Screenplay:
Lina Wertmüllerová
Photography:
Ennio Guarnieri
Music:
Piero Piccioni
Cast:
Giancarlo Giannini (Gennarino Carunchio), Mariangela Melatová (Raffaella PavoneLanzettiová), Riccardo Salvino (Pavone Lanzetti), Isa Danieliová (Anna), Aldo Puglisi (Pippo)
Awards:
MFF Teherán 1975 – Zlatý kozoroh za nejlepší film, nejlepší herečka (Mariangela Melatová)
Donatellův David 1975 – nejlepší hudba (Piero Piccioni)

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