Seduced and Abandoned (1964)

Director
Pietro Germi

Main cast
Stefania Sandrelli; Saro Urzì; Aldo Puglisi; Lando Buzzanca

Genres
Comedy, Foreign

Description
The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiance, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father. The film is a dark satire of Sicilian social customs and honor laws, and is very similar to Divorce, Italian Style.


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