The film stars ritchies thenwife madonna and adriano giannini the son of giancarlo giannini, the original films lead with a supporting cast featuring bruce greenwood. The literal plot, having to do with a group of space travelers discovering a new planet and building a civilization from scratch, is juxtaposed. Swept away original motion picture soundtrack original. Nothing makes her happy, including her wealthy but. Muddled and lacking the political context of the original, swept away offers.
Swept away is a perfect summer read for fans of ya contemporary romance. Swept aw ay is les s a f ilm about ideas than about previous commitments, for which neither character can be held completely accountable. I think swept away was filmed in sardinia and it looks beautiful. Ending spoiler for swept away 2002, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Madonna and adriano giannini in swept away 2002 guy ritchie in swept away. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of sardinia, raffaella, a rich and stunning capitalist, enjoys tormenting gennarino, a communist sailor. Swept away is a deserted island movie during which i desperately wished the characters had chosen one movie to take along if they were. Is swept away simple political allegory wrapped up in regressive gender ideas and a rape fantasy, or is there something more going on here. Movies like swept away 1974 if you like swept away you are looking for humorous, realistic and captivating movies about with island, sexual relations, strong sexual content, romance, adventure, fall in love and opposites attract themes of adventure, comedy and drama genre shot in.
A snooty socialite is stranded on a mediterranean island with a. They provide unique addons such as video engagement sessions and offer client revisions so your wedding video is everything you want it to be. Swept away is the story of their tumultuous, slapstick courtship, his systematic humiliation of her. The movie is a relatively faithful remake of an incomparably superior 1974 movie with the lovely title, swept away by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august. Nothing makes this woman happy, including her wealthy but passive husband tony, a pharmaceutical kingpin. Baywatch swept away tv episode 1998 plot summary imdb. G uy ritchies remake of lina wertmullers swept awayby an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august is not as bad as most critics would like you to believe. Swept away is a film directed by guy ritchie with madonna, adriano giannini, jeanne tripplehorn, bruce greenwood, year.
Swept away on dvd movie synopsis and plot showtimes. The story follows our main character mandy sullivan as she faces a long and boring summer alone with her best friend away at camp and her brother staying at college. Her tenacity is admirable, but its also blockheaded. A cliche, but i was swept away by this beautiful film. Released october 11th, 2002, swept away stars madonna, adriano giannini, jeanne tripplehorn, bruce greenwood the r movie has a runtime of about 1. Adriano giannini as giuseppe bruce greenwood as paycheck. Ritchies version stars his wife madonna as the female lead, and adriano giannini in the same role his father giancarlo. To help the time go by faster, mandy takes a job at the local lighthouse. Politics, class struggle, gender roles a microcosm of life, with and without familiar institutions. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful mediterranean, swept away is lina wertmullers most famous and controversial film about sex, love and politics. Yes, the first 30 minutes are virtually unwatchable. The fact that swept away got made at all implies there simply is no dissuading madonna from her moviestar aspirations. Swept away is a wertmuller film with solid appeal the.
Its a remake of the 1974 italian film called swept away by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august. Swept away videos videography akron, oh weddingwire. The soundtrack also contain several songs by other artists. This is why deciding to do a marathon of a certain film series or a director is a task i sometimes dont look forward to. There are some deleted scenes and trailers but the real thing of interest is a makingof feature containing madonna and thenhusband ritchie interviewing each other. Swept away is more concerned with issues and the shifting balance of power in relationships than it is about pursuing a. Swept away is a remake of a 1974 italian film of the same name, about a spoiled socialite named raffaella who goes on a mediterranean cruise and becomes stranded on a deserted island with gennarino, a sailor shed tormented on board. Songs from the film not featured on the album include lovely head by goldfrapp played during the. Swept away 1974 film lgbt info fandom powered by wikia. The guy ritchie film that isnt usually talked about is swept away, incredibly made between snatch and revolver. Guy ritchie, best known for the toughguy crime comedies snatch and lock, stock and two smoking barrels, goes for a change of pace with this remake of lina wertmullers 1974 comedydrama, with his wife madonna in tow. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Swept away by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august, full italian title. Nothing makes this woman happy, including her wealthy but passive husband, tony bruce greenwood. The movie is a relatively faithful remake of an incomparably superior 1974 movie with the lovely title. Swept away starring madonna directed by guy ritchie as i crept away by michele dillon i had a very similar experience watching this movie as i did the movie glitter. The film stars ritchies thenwife madonna and adriano giannini the son of giancarlo giannini, the original films lead with a supporting cast featuring bruce greenwood, jeanne tripplehorn and elizabeth banks. Swept away is a 2002 romantic comedy film written and directed by guy ritchie. Where mariangela melato played wertmullers rich society bitch with a smidgen of vulnerability, madonna attacks ritchies new york workout enthusiast. Any movie that can make jeffrey wells sound like an 18yearold james agee is a movie i need to see as soon as possible. The new swept away knows the words but not the music. Trailers for this film, punch drunk love, snatch and maid in manhattan. When tony takes her on a private cruise from greece to italy, amber is unimpressed at this impromptu nofrills vacation, and takes out her anger on.
Cut off from society, he reverses their roles, stripping her of pride and vanity and controlling her completely. Guy ritchies swept away is the prime example of this, as its not only the worst film of his filmography, that ive seen so far, but one of the worst films that ive ever seen in my entire life. Now i know, this was not madonnas first movie and that she wowed everyone in evita, but that does not mean that she is or ever will be a professional actress. Amber is 40, beautiful, rich, spoiled, and arrogant beyond measure. The films working title was love, sex, drugs and money. In swept away, the actor is a scruffy ship hand stranded on island with beautiful and overbearing aristocrat mariangela melato. Copies of your special day are provided in digital copy, bluray and dvd formats. A slovenly sailor giannini is stranded on a desert island with his employer madonna, a rich, selfcentered woman who is used to having her own way. Read the swept away plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at.
Summary plot overview bilbo baggins lives a quiet, peaceful life in his comfortable hole at bag end. I cant believe that the guy who wrote and directed this. The enormous appeal of the co medy has to do with the way, briefly, each character, is able to overcome those commitments. Its essentially a twoperson film about a pair of titanic personalities acted with gusto by. Wedding package a, wedding package b, wedding package c, and the swept away package. Swept away is a deserted island movie during which i desperately wished the characters had chosen one movie to take along if they were stranded on a deserted island, and were showing it to us instead of this one. Swept away 2002 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing swept away 2002 near you.
Swept away is a 2002 adventure comedydrama romance film written and directed by guy ritchie. More important, he is a man and she is a woman, for which there is hell to pay on both sides. Swept away 2002 film swept away is a 2002 romantic comedy film written and directed by guy ritchie. Comeonamyhouse, sung by della reese, is the only one featured on the album. The film is a remake of lina wertmullers 1974 italian film of the same name. It received a golden raspberry award for worst picture of 2002 other websites. Still, swept away is an absorbing movie, it tells a story we get involved in and despite all ive said its often very funny. Swept away by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of august. A young soldier adriano giannini is cast adrift on an island with his employer, a rich, selfcentered woman who is used to having her own way.
A snooty socialite is stranded on a mediterranean island with a communist sailor. Amber leighton is a wealthy, spoiled socialite wife of a millionaire who joins two other couples on a private. Guy ritchie, best known for the toughguy crime comedies guy ritchie and guy ritchie, goes for a change of pace with this remake of lina wertmullers 1974 comedydrama, with his wife madonna in tow. Swept away is a remake of a 1974 italian film of the same name, about a spoiled socialite named raffaella who goes on a mediterranean cruise and becomes stranded on a. Swept away 2002 movie simple english wikipedia, the. Giancarlo giannini, he of the expressive eyes and slow, interior rages, is wonderful in the way he slowly reveals himself to this woman he has despised. Filmographies for director guy ritchie and select cast members. The score to swept away was composed by michel colombier, and it is mostly his work that is featured on the 12track soundtrack album. But its started now, and im in it for better or worse. Bilbo lives in a hole because he is a hobbitone of a race of small, plump people about half the size of humans, with furry toes and a great love of good food and drink. Whichever hbo programmer scheduled this movie for this night, i curse you with the clap or a yeast infection. He beats her into submission, their roles reverse, and they fall in desperate. And mariangela melato, as the woman, does her 180degree personality change almost as if she doesnt realize. Anthony leighton bruce greenwood, the wealthy and successful head of a pharmaceutical company while amber.
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