Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto = Swept away / Medusa Distribuzione ; produced by Romano Cardarelli ; written and directed by Lina Wertmüller.

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Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, Swept Away is Lina Wertmuller's most famous and controversial film about sex, love, and politics. On an elegant yacht, Raffaella, a rich capitalist torments a working class deckhand. When the two are eventually marooned on an uninhabited Islan...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Medusa Produzione
Koch Lorber Films
Other Authors: Wertmüller, Lina
Giannini, Giancarlo
Melato, Mariangela
Salvino, Riccardo
Danieli, Isa
Puglisi, Aldo
Pagni, Eros, 1939-
Language:Italian
English
Language of the Original:
Italian
Language and/or Writing System:
Italian dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: Port Washington, NY : Koch Lorber Films, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Survival > Drama.
Role reversal > Drama.
Castaways > Drama.
Sex role > Italy > Drama.
Social classes > Italy > Drama.
Feature films > Italy.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Foreign films > Italy.
Action and adventure films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films
Action and adventure films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Swept away.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, Swept Away is Lina Wertmuller's most famous and controversial film about sex, love, and politics. On an elegant yacht, Raffaella, a rich capitalist torments a working class deckhand. When the two are eventually marooned on an uninhabited Island, a battle of gender and social class erupts.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.F67 T73865 2006 VideoDVD
CO9 D0064749 VideoDVD
ISBN:1417200553
9781417200559
Credits:Editor, Franco Fraticelli ; music, Piero Piccioni ; photography, Ennio Guarnieri.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Participant or Performer:
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Riccardo Salvino, Isa Danieli, Aldo Puglisi, Eros Pagni.