Notte d'estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico

There are some truly amazing Lina Wertmuller films. This is not one of them. Oddly enough, this is almost a remake by her of one of her most spectacularly successful films, Swept Away. The plot has some differences, but the setting and the characters and class and power dynamics are nearly identical. I found the sex scenes in this version rather embarrassing, and there really seemed to be no point in making this at all as there were no new ideas added.

Once again I find myself shaking my head when a director attempts a remake of an excellent classic film. But the same director??? For heaven's sake, WHY?