Character Relationship Map: Swept Away

Characters

• Gennarino Carunchio (played by Giancarlo Giannini) — protagonist

  A dedicated communist deckhand stranded on an island with Raffaella. Their social roles reverse as he forces her to serve him, leading to a sexual encounter. After rescue, he attempts to reunite with...

• Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti (played by Mariangela Melato) — protagonist

  An arrogant wealthy woman vacationing on a yacht who insults Gennarino. After being stranded, she initially commands him but becomes subservient as their dynamic shifts. Following rescue, she reverts...

• Signor Pavone Lanzetti (played by Riccardo Salvino) — supporting

  Raffaella's husband who vacations with her. He returns to his privileged life after the island ordeal and leaves with Raffaella by helicopter, abandoning Gennarino.

• Anna (played by Isa Danieli) — supporting

  Gennarino's wife. She discovers his affair with Raffaella after their return and spitefully ends their marriage, leaving Gennarino defeated as he carries her luggage.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Gennarino Carunchio → Anna (Family Husband And Wife)

  The character profile identifies Anna as Gennarino's wife; after discovering his affair, she ends their marriage.

• Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti → Signor Pavone Lanzetti (Family Husband And Wife)

  The character profile identifies Signor Pavone Lanzetti as Raffaella's husband, and the plot says she leaves with him by helicopter.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Gennarino Carunchio → Signor Pavone Lanzetti (Social-class Contrast)

  After the rescue, Gennarino returns to work as a lower-class worker while Raffaella resumes her upper-class life with her husband.

• Gennarino Carunchio → Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti (Alliance Stranded Companions)

  Gennarino takes Raffaella out in a dinghy, and they are stranded together after its motor fails.

Story Analysis

A class-divided pair is stranded together, undergoes a reversal of power, and returns to social realities that undo their island bond.

Plot Progression

1. The Class Divide at Sea
2. Stranded on an Empty Island
3. Power Reversed in Survival
4. Intimacy and Rescue
5. The Return to Old Roles