Swept Away (2002 film)
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| Directed by | Guy Ritchie |
| Produced by | Matthew Vaughn |
| Written by | Guy Ritchie |
| Starring | Madonna Adriano Giannini Bruce Greenwood Elizabeth Banks Michael Beattie Jeanne Tripplehorn |
| Music by | Michel Colombier |
| Cinematography | Alex Barber |
| Editing by | Eddie Hamilton |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Films |
| Release date(s) | October 11, 2002 |
| Running time | 89 min |
| Country | United Kingdom Italy Malta and Comino |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $598,645 |
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Swept Away is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Madonna, Adriano Giannini, and Bruce Greenwood. The film is a remake of the 1974 Italian film Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto).
The movie was a commercial and critical failure, and did so badly in the United States that it was not released in theatres in the United Kingdom but went straight to video. Incensed by the critics' reaction, Madonna has sworn to never act in a movie again. The film was awarded five awards at the 2002 Golden Raspberry Awards:
- Worst Picture
- Worst Actress for Madonna
- Worst Screen Couple for Madonna and Giannini
- Worst Remake or Sequel
- Worst Director for Guy Ritchie
In addition, the film was nominated for Worst Screenplay (by Ritchie), and Giannini for Worst Actor. The film holds the distinction of being the first film to win both Worst Picture and Worst Remake or Sequel. However, in his otherwise negative review of the film, Slant Magazine critic Ed Gonzalez said: "Madonna gives her best performance since Abel Ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his Dangerous Game."[1]
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[edit] Plot
Amber Leighton (Madonna) is a rich, spoiled, and arrogant woman, invited on a private cruise from Greece to Italy by her husband Tony (Bruce Greenwood). A storm leaves Amber on a desert island, together with the ship's first mate Giuseppe (Adriano Giannini), a communist sailor with whom she eventually falls in love.
[edit] Trivia
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- Adriano Giannini reprised the role his father Giancarlo Giannini played in the original film.
- "Amber Leighton" is the maiden name of the mother of the director, Guy Ritchie.
- Madonna has only acted on film or television once since the movie was made, in a 2003 episode of Will & Grace. She also featured in a documentary of her 2004 Re-Invention Tour called I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, which was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. Her sold-out stint in London in the stage play, Up for Grabs in 2002 received mixed reviews. More recently, she did voiceover work for the 2007 film Arthur and the Invisibles.
- Actress Sophia Loren stated that the film was the worst movie she had ever seen.
[edit] Box office
The movie was a box office failure, having a budget of $10 million but grossing around $600,000. The movie's theatrical run ended after just three weeks [1].
Due to the poor box office gross in the US, the movie went direct-to-video in the UK.
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack by Michel Colombier | |||||
| Released | October 15, 2002 | ||||
| Genre | Film score, Pop | ||||
| Length | 43:28 | ||||
| Label | Varèse Sarabande | ||||
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The score to Swept Away was composed by Michel Colombier, and it is mostly his work that is featured on the 12-track soundtrack album. The soundtrack also contain several songs by other artists. "Come-On-A-My-House", sung by Della Reese, is the only one featured on the album.
Songs from the film not featured on the album include "Lovely Head" by Goldfrapp, "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" by Louis Jordan, and "Fade into You" by Mazzy Star.
[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
- Swept Away at the Internet Movie Database
- Swept Away at Rotten Tomatoes
- Swept Away at Box Office Mojo
- Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto at the Internet Movie Database
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