Swept Away at 40

In the 1970s, director Lina Wertmüller and actor Giancarlo Giannini comprised a cinematic partnership that became Europe’s answer to Scorsese and DeNiro. During that decade, the pair created three bonafide international hits: The Seduction of Mimi (1972), Seven Beauties (1975) and the politically charged romantic comedy Swept Away, which opened in Italy 40 years ago today. Swept Away tells the