Swept Away (Lina Wertmüller)

Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins. In collaboration with the Italian Embassy, with a reception after the film Swept Away Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto Italie 1974 | Lina Wertmüller | vostEN | 114’ | digital | Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of Sardinia, Raffaella, a rich and stunning capitalist, enjoys tormenting Gennarino, a Communist sailor. Fate weaves a different scenario and roles become reversed when the two find themselves stranded together on a deserted island… « The lightest, most successful fusion of Lina Wertmuller's two favorite themes: sex and politics.