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| Swept Away |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 23 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Ricardo Salvino, Isa Danieli, Aldo Puglisi & Eros Pagni |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1465L |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
114 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1974 |
| (LD Release Date): |
12/9/96 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Lina Wertmuller |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Lina Wertmuller |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Piero Piccioni |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Enrico Job |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Enrico Job |
| (Editor): |
Franco Fraticelli |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Romano Cardarelli |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.88:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Satirist Lina Wertmüller’s Swept Away... By An Unusual Destiny In The Blue Sea Of August is a fascinating parable of politics, power and sex. When Gennarino (Giannini), an insolent servant and Raffaella (Melato), his detestable arrogant employer become stranded on a desolate island after their yacht’s dinghy engine fails, their roles suddenly reverse when he realizes he has the upper hand. On the island, their quarreling escalates and, while they fight, they inevitably fall in love with each other. The film’s breathtaking cinematography will leave you feeling swept away and perhaps wishing you were there.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture exhibits good color fidelity with natural fleshtones and deep solid blacks. While generally sharp and detailed, shadow detail is wanting and some scenes seem overly soft and out-of-focus. Distracting artifacts and scratches, inherent in the original materials, mar the entire film, but it is virtually noise free. The aspect ratio is 1.88:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is undistinguished monaural with problematic bass that thumps in level throughout.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
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