Revival of ‘Swept Away’ Proves the Movie’s Battle of the Sexes Is Relevant to This Day
A synopsis doesn’t do the film any favors, for it doesn’t address its deft handling of the comic, romantic, and dramatic, nor does it speak to the complexity of the characters or the relationship at its center.
Coralie Fargeat is only the ninth woman ever nominated for an Oscar for Best Director, for her body-horror picture “The Substance.” With its bold style and incisive look at unendurable feminine beauty standards, it’s not difficult to imagine she might enjoy a 1974 movie made by the first female nominated in the category, “Swept Away,” by Lina Wertmüller.
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