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Lina
By JAMES VALK
HERE HAS been a maj(
film talent at work for ti
past 13 years who, unfortunat
ly, has remained an obscu:
presence at best. But direct(
Lina Wertmueller's time h.
come. It apparently took a pa
of thunderous works to solidi
her nwitinn as a viable rinem.
Wertmuller's new film sweeps un
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conquers, emerging the victor
of a battle of the sexes who
determines the ultimate des-
tiny, the anti-Marxist who re-
jects the loyal Communist, the
final impermeability of the
classes that will- forever pro-
mote the separation of rich
from poor.
a brilliantly erotic sequence, it
is Gennarino the Marxist, not
Gennarino the rapist, whose
presence is felt, demanding to'
know "how do you rich people
make love?" while performing
intercourse.
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OPEN 7 DAYS
W; E R T 1 U L L E R rea-
tic force. lized her territory and conceiv-
While Seven Beauties appears ed Swept Away as a function of
to have erased any doubts from all the possibilities - granting
skeptical minds, Swept Away both Gennarino and Raffaella
by an Unusual Destiny in the their separate triumphs. But
Blue Sea of August reinforces then a logical question arises
the intial explosion that sent amid this furor: whose film is
her films out of Italy and into Siwet Away, Wertmuller the
such prestigous showcases as activist or Wertmuller the sex-
New York's Cinema I and Beek- ist (or anti-feminist, if you pre-
man. fer)?
Swept Away, Wertmuller's There is a clever paradox at
eleventh film, is only the third work here that Wertmuller has
of her works to receive com- introduced under the guise of
mercial distribution in the Unit- her superficial sexism. By the
ed States. Her two films pre- film's end, the very anti-femi-
viously released here, Love and nist dominance that Gennarino
Anarchy and The Seduction of used to taunt his "slave" with
Mimi, resemble Swept Away has in effect been reversed -
enough to be considered the Gennarino now emphathizes
counterparts to a hypothetical with the role of the "sodomiz-
triology: all are tragicomedies ed" woman and Raffaella es-
starring Wertmuller's personal capes with the traditional domi-
duo of Giancarlo Giannini and nance of the male.
Mariangela Melanto. Wertmuller finally becomes
BUT Swept Away is Wert- clear when she leaves Gennar-
muller's most intelligent work ino dwarfed alone on the dock
to date (Seven Beauties has yet as we assume Raffaella's per-;
to leave New York, and is thus spective from the ascending
only a target of unanimous rave heliocopter. Yet Wertmuller re- I
reviews to those stranded in the fuses to lend us even a fleeting
midwest), not only intellectual- glimpse of the woman's final
ly but technically. The cinema- emotion, a rather cold and re-
tography has never been bet- pellent exit for a character that
ter. Gone are the frenzied has occupied virtually half of
zooms and pans that plagued the film.
her earlier works - the camera
now assumes its rightful posi- W H I L E Wertmuller lends
tion within the script, creating a no sympathy, she has not been
film that is every bit as visual so idealistic as to preclude a
as it is notoriously verbal, letdown. Swept Away is, for the
Yet above all, Swept Away most hart, a simple story, a
is a contrived daydream ofEsort of L'Avventura with intel-I
muddled proportions. Wertmul- ligent humor. But from its be-
ler's sex and politics have nev- ginning the film's fate was char-
er been more lavishly evident, tered, with the mistreated Gen-
yet their merger requires subtle narino a prisoner of his pit-
distinctions. Does Gennarino tance, forever a servant to the+
rape Raffaella of her woman- whims of the capitalists - ex-;
hood or of her capitalistic cept for the "unusual destiny"'I
mask? Is the film a victory of that, in its suspended moment,:;
the "subproletarian Abyssinian" merges the Third World with!
over the "Social pig"? the bourgeoisie via a battle of,
Protecting the queen
B RIDGE: often proves to be
a worthwhile move
By MARK FRIEDLANDER
THUS THE apparent sexism!
proves only a device by which!
Wertmuller sets up her final
confrontation between the
classes, proving that her sex-
ual - political comedy is made
of the former to achieve the;
dichotomy of the latter.
In the end, it is not the male
or female that wins out, but
the static climate that prevail-
ed on the yacht that cruised the
Mediterranean coastline. It was
the final test Gennarino de-
manded Rafaella to submit to
before he would return to his
passion. And it wasn't until she
returned to her husband he re-
alized, reverting back to his
own political bias, "the rich
always screw the poor."
So what does it all mean? I
think, like with all great works
of art, Wertmuller's intentions
more easily experienced than:
analyzed. For all its ideological
quantitativeness, Swept Away
remains a film of cinematic in-
telligence deriving its brilliance
through an apparent disparity
between sight and sound.
The maniacal verbal barrages
exchanged read much different-
ly than they are seen. At once
the confrontation is within
arms' length, yet at other times
the words are mere tokens of
one-upmanship, a simplistic con-
test for psychological domi-
nance between two participants
wandering aimlessly about a _
deserted island. The comedy is
the political loyalty that sepa-
rates them; the tragedy is that,
they will soon meet again.
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Giancarlo Giannini, filmmaker Lina Wertmuller's protege who has also appeared in her "Love
and Anarchy" and "The Seduction of Mimi," flashes his now infamous eyes in the director's
latest film, "Swept Away."
the sexes that proves as atypi-
cal as is the deep blue sea of
August to the bleak streets of
Sardinia, the true home of the
"subproletariat."
1} i r e c t o r Wertmuller has
stacked the deck in favor of
Gennarino and allowed him to
lose. But there is an imbal-
ance that invites an indulgence
in Wertmuller's sexism. Her
passion for Giancarlo Giannini,
the actor, is subconsciously
overt - her camera graces his
presence upon every opportun-
itV.
When Raffaella spots the first
rescue ship, she is a mere fig-
ure on the shore, framed in an
extreme long shot that allows
her identity to surface only
through her dialogue.
Yet when Gennarino eyes the
second vessel offshore, Wert-;
muller gives him the entire
screen as he snatches eggs from
a nest. While Gennarino waits
on the dock for Raffaella's re-
turn, the camera lovingly arcs
about him, creating a visual
aura that is granted to his fe-
male counterpart not once. Me-:
lante is the actress, but Gian-
nini is the star.
BUT IF there is an imbalance
of emphasis, it can hardly be
that of an antifeminist, for
Wertmuller curiously allows
Rafaella the final act of voli-
tion. It is by her decision that
Gennarino is left alone, wait-
ing, with their unusual destiny
unrenewed.
Gennarino's sexism is so
carefully dependent on his poli-
tics that it defies being taken
seriously. He refuses to satisfy
Raffaella sexually despite her,
pleas, informing her "you have!
to love me, not just say yes."
When the two make love in
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WERTMULLER has said that
"thinking and -writing are two
dimensions; making the movie
is hunting down the third di-
mension - a different thing al-
together." It is by this simple
realization that Swept Away
arrives as the stunning work
that its critical reputation had
boasted.
There are films that demand
your attention and those which
capture it. Swept Away is one
of those rare instances of the
latter.
James Valk is the Daily's film
critic.
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By SUSAN BARRY older adults, dancing in the'
A crowd of several thousand aisles.
rocked, cheered, and clapped The concert began casually
enthusiastically to the music of with three walk-on solos while
the Mardi Gras in the form of the remaining three members
the Preservation Hall Jazz of the band werea seated on
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the most notable aspects of their
code of chivalry being that the,
knights had to protect their
queens.
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tract West led the jack of hearts.
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club, won by declarer in hisr
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upset declarer's plan. On the.
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queen; he played his sever
spot. East's queen, having been
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of piano, clarinet, tuba, trum-
pet, trombone, and drums, play-
ed two sets of seven pieces each
which literally left the highly-
receptive crowd of a nearly
even split between students and
Icebergs in the North Atlan-
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are hazards to shipping, but
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icebergs found in Antarctic wa
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have been estimated to be as
large as the state of Delaware,
the National Geographic Society
says.
Apollo was the god of sun and
youth for both the Romans and
the Greeks.
Mars was the god of war to,
the Romans, and Ares was the
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back-up. The players stood and
swayed with their instruments
to loud cheers of encouragement
by the audience.
Throughout the concert the
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Opening lead: 4 of hearts
West's four of hearts went to
East's jack, South holding up the
ace to hinder the defense's com-
munications if hearts broke un-
evenly. The queen of hearts
won the second trick, but South's
ace topped East's king at trick
three, dummy throwing a spade.
Since South in any event need-;
ed at least two club tricks, he
led the queen and ran it to
East's king.
East returned a club, looking
for all the world like a man
out of hearts. South won, and
knowing that he needed three
,iamnond tricks to make nine,,
fivi red that it was safest tol
take the finesse through West
because even if East won the
trick, he would not be able to
cash a heart to beat the con-
tract. Declarer would wind up
with two spades, one heart,
three diamonds, and three clubs.
So after cashing the king of
diamonds, South led a small one
to the ten. East won, and cashed
his concealed heart for down
one. Excellent defense and pro-
tection of the queen!
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