Swept Away is a 2002 Franco-British romantic comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Madonna, Adriano Giannini, and Bruce Greenwood. It was released by Screen Gems and produced by Matthew Vaughn. It received generally negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure. Amber Leighton is 40, beautiful, rich, spoiled, and arrogant beyond measure. Nothing makes this woman happy, including her wealthy but passive husband, Tony , a pharmaceutical kingpin. When Tony takes her on a private cruise from Greece to Italy with two other couples, Amber is unimpressed by this impromptu... no-frills vacation and takes out her anger on the ship's first mate, Giuseppe Esposito . When a storm leaves the two shipwrecked on a deserted island, however, the tables suddenly turn, with Giuseppe gaining the upper hand, followed by the two falling in love. The film's working title was Love, Sex, Drugs and Money but changed back to the original title. It is a remake of the 1974 Italian film Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August, which starred Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato and was directed by Lina Wertmüller.
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| Release date: | October 8, 2002 |
| Directed by: | Guy Ritchie |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 89 Minutes |
| Producer: | Matthew Vaughn |
| Editor: | Eddie Hamilton |
| Music by: | Michel Colombier |
| Cinematography: | Alex Barber |
| Screenplay by: | Guy Ritchie, Lina Wertmüller |
| Estimated budget: | $10,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |