Isa Danieli

A potent odyssey of armed robberies, double crosses, insane asylums, and some of the most startling pathos and politics in the history of the genre.

Directed by Lina Wertmuller, 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.

The story of Gigi (Luigi Diberti) and Carletto (Nino Bignamini), two Southern country boys who travel north to get work in Milan. Arriving with nothing but the clothes on their backs, they join the labor movement and live in a communal home with other migrant workers, including some combative love interests.