Mariangela Melato
Nude

Nobody’s saying that Madonna isn’t sexy, but the material girl had a big bikini top to fill in her remake of Swept Away (2002). Specifically, she had to match Mariangela Melato‘s perfect presence in the original Swept Away (1974)–including a broom broom baring beach sex scene that’s become a legend in European cinema. Born in Milan, Mariangela was already a seasoned actress before she landed that famed role, having appeared in movies like The Seduction of Mimi (1972) and Love and Anarchy (1973) both of which were directed by the same auteur as Swept Away, Lina Wertmuller. While not as well known as her work in the rich girl becomes stranded on a deserted island flick, Mariangela’s best sex scene is likely her topless woman-on-top work in Attenti al buffone (1976), which means “eye of the cat.” Guys were buffing their boners at the sight of her hangers in the film about Eli Wallach trying to steal some other man’s wife, but even with them danglin in his face the man sexing her manages not to touch. What a Buffon! We’d hang on to them for dear life! Mariangela showers and brushes her hair naked in Dimeticare Venezia (1979), which means “To Forget Venice” but really gets down to some unforgettable, sweaty summer lovin in Summer Night (1986). School’s out, and so are her boobs as some man licks her stomach and her nips get hard as sleeping with no AC. While that was her last nude role, Mariangela kept acting, making her final appearance in Sola me ne vo… (2013). Unfortunately she passed away in 2013, succumbing to pancreatic cancer at the age of 71. It’s a shame, we could spend all day swept up in the erotic cinema of Mariangela Melato.