Directed by Lina Wertmüller • Comedy • 1974 • Italy • Italian with English subtitles
Starring Mariangela Melato, Giancarlo Giannini, Riccardo Salvino

Directed by Lina Wertmüller, the first woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, "Swept Away" is her famously controversial film about sex, love, and politics set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean. Mariangela Melato and Giancarlo Giannini star as an unlikely duo stranded at sea, leading to an unexpected and contentious love affair.