| | | A film by Guy Ritchie
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
Madonna and Adriano Giannini star in director/screenwriter Guy Ritchie's contemporary adaptation of Lina Wertmuller's 1974 romantic comedy Swept Away, a story of love, sex and too much money-all set against the backdrop of a spectacular Mediterranean island paradise. A rich, spoiled socialite (Madonna) and a handsome Italian fisherman (Giannini) find themselves stranded on a deserted island where matters of material wealth and class disparity are meaningless. And in their struggle to survive and coexist in their paradise found, they soon discover that their dramatic differences are suddenly the source of a fierce, passionate and sometimes hilarious animal attraction.
Editor's Note
British director Guy Ritchie (LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, SNATCH) here remakes the controversial 1975 Italian film SWEPT AWAY... BY AN UNUSUAL DESTINY IN THE BLUE SEA OF AUGUST as a vehicle for his pop icon spouse, Madonna. The rich and spoiled Amber Leighton (Madonna) spends the bulk of her husband's Mediterranean yacht voyage drinking, being bored, and insulting the crew. The class tables turn when she winds up lost at sea and eventually swept onto a deserted island with the same sailor she's been extra rude to all through the voyage. Giuseppe (Adriano Giannini, son of Giancarlo, who played the same role in the original) seizes the chance to dominate his former employer, and dictate the terms of their survival and inevitable torrid island passion. The political ranting and darker sexual elements of the 1975 version are toned down this time out, but potential viewers should note there's still some un-PC slapping and a near-rape. The exquisite scenery is a plus, as is Madonna's look in the film: Deeply tan, with chiseled, muscular arms and sexy facial wrinkles, she emerges a ravishing, buff, bronze goddess. Her fans will hopefully be awed by this incarnation of their favorite, chameleon-like diva.
| Features | Scene Selections | | Filmographies | | 16 Deleted Scenes with Filmmaker‘s Commentary | | Swept Away Movie Special | | Theatrical Trailers | | Filmmakers’ Commentary |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 3/22/2005 |
| Running Time: 89 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 08780 | | UPC: 00043396087804 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Madonna looks good here....[Giannini] proves likable and wildly photogenic..." 10/14/2002 p.28-32Entertainment Weekly
"...A guilty pleasure of soft-core kitsch, and Madonna and Giannini achieve a lively S&M chemistry..." 10/18/2002 p.91 |
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