Riccardo Salvino

In 1911 revolution-torn Mexico, two Americans disguise themselves as priests to make their way across the shifting landscape.

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.

In World War II, after top-secret cargo is shot down over Nazi-occupied Norway, Nazis capture the captain while Norwegian fighters plan to destroy it.