Production
The film's working title was Love, Sex, Drugs and Money but changed back to the original title. It is a remake of the 1974 Italian film Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August, which starred Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato and was directed by Lina Wertmüller.
It was filmed in Sardinia and Malta from 1 October 2001 until 9 November 2001 with security increased due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Madonna had only finished her 2001 Drowned World Tour two weeks prior to filming.
Adriano Giannini is the son of Giancarlo Giannini, who plays the same role in the 1974 film.
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