Not long after setting off on a yachting expedition, a Milanese millionairess finds herself stranded on an obscure island with the boat’s deckhand, a working-class Sicilian communist who promptly establishes dominion over the isle — and his once-prideful ex-employer. A contentious cinematic war of words, Lina Wertmuller's masterpiece has lost none of its power to inspire heated debate among its viewers 50 years after it's original release.
