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Seduced and Abandoned (1964 film)

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This article is about the 1964 film. For the album, see Seduced and Abandoned (album). For the 2013 documentary, see Seduced and Abandoned (2013 film).
Seduced and Abandoned
Directed byPietro Germi
Written byPietro Germi
Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Luciano Vincenzoni
Produced byFranco Cristaldi
Luigi Giacosi
Starring
CinematographyAiace Parolin
Edited byRoberto Cinquini
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
Distributed byContinental Distributing Inc.
Release date
  • July 15, 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]

Plot

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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.

Cast

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See also

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References

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