Swept Away Double Feature

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Jun 19, 202300:55:45TV & Film

It's rare that both the original and remake of a film are critically maligned, but that's exactly what happened to Lina Wertmüller's 1974 class satire "Swept Away." Wertmüller's 70's run with muse Giancarlo Giannini culm...

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