Seduced and Abandoned (1964 film)

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Seduced and Abandoned
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Directed by Pietro Germi
Written by Pietro Germi
Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Luciano Vincenzoni
Produced by Franco Cristaldi
Luigi Giacosi
Starring
Cinematography Aiace Parolin
Edited by Roberto Cinquini
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
Distributed by Continental Distributing Inc.
Release date
  • 15 July 1964 (1964-07-15)(United States)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageItalian

Seduced and Abandoned (Italian : Sedotta e abbandonata) is a 1964 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pietro Germi. It was screened at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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Plot

The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent quarry owner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily (specifically Sciacca), as did Germi's previous film, Divorce, Italian Style . Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father. Vincenzo immediately demands that the man, Peppino Califano, marry his daughter, and antics ensue. The film is a dark satire of Sicilian social customs and honor laws, in the same fashion of Divorce, Italian Style.

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References

  1. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Seduced and Abandoned". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.


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