OK, I mean, of course it is. But nowhere in the NY Times review does it mention that Lina Wertmuller’s 1974 Swept Away was just a remake of J.M. Barrie’s 1902 play The Admirable Crichton. It’s already been filmed numerous times: as Shipwrecked (1914), Male and Female (1919), Charlemagne (1933), We’re Not Dressing (1934), The Admirable Crichton (1957), and two TV versions, in 1950 and 1969. Same plot: spoiled rich girl gets marooned on deserted island with her hunky servant; they switch roles and eventually fall in love, and she learns that Men Are Her Superior.
Oh, and by the way, Adrianio Giannini is so sexy I think I am pregnant just from looking at a photo of him . . .
Well, to the public all that matters is that it’s related to a movie they might have heard of - maybe it’s more likely they know of Wertmuller’s version than of any of the others?
Still, it’s nice to be accurate - can’t tell you how many people forget that 1941’s The Maltese Falcon was a remake (second remake).
Gee Eve, I didn’t know that the Admirable Chrichton was about women learing men are their superiors. I’d always thought it was about the upsetting of the class system; the servant proves to be superior to his masters when they’re all thrown back into nature. (Nature, both environmental and human, in this case being moderatley kind; somewhere between Lord of the Flies and Gilligan’s Island).
BTW, my favorite variation on this theme was “Our Girl Friday,” where a microcosm of English society tries to seduce Joan Collins, and the winner turns out to be the ship’s stoker.
Who knew? The New York Times should hire you as a consultant, Eve.
Here’s a bizzare little detail. According to the imdb, some guy named Vincent D’Onofrio, but not that Vincent D’Onofrio, claims to have come up with the idea for this remake and is suing Mr. and Mrs. Madonna for stealing it from him.
The ending is different.
Adriano is the son of the original swept away guy.
and although he sounds and looks just like his dad, I am finding Adriano a helluva lot cuter! In fact, I’m in love with him!
Madonna is so damn cool, I am so glad she did this movie!