Seduced and Abandoned

1964 [ITALIAN]

Comedy / Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.9/10 10 4150 4.2K

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Plot summary

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 fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.

Director

Pietro Germi Photo
Pietro Germi

Top cast

Stefania Sandrelli Photo
Stefania Sandrelli as Agnese Ascalone
Lina Lagalla Photo
Lina Lagalla as Francesca Ascalone
Lando Buzzanca Photo
Lando Buzzanca as Antonio Ascalone
Adelino Campardo Photo
Adelino Campardo as Il brigadiere Bisigato
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1.06 GB
1280*696
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 17
1.97 GB
1920*1044
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 27

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Manicheus 8 / 10

Germi's gems!

Granted, it's not as polished or swanky as "Divorce". No dashing Marcello, no Sophia's curves. Perhaps it dabs in paint too close to that of his more famous predecessor. Yet, what delightful film! The comedy of manners and mores can rarely get any better. And then the cutting, darker, a bit menacing undertones that reveal that fascinating Sicilia of times now lost forever: wow! I love both of Germi's gems but if I could take only one with me it would be "Sedotta e abbandonata". I also marvel at how well Germi, himself un Genovese, understood the very heart and soul of that lovely island off the boot of Italy. Almost perfect: who cares for perfection anyway?
Reviewed by rabrenner 8 / 10

Honor and Family, Sicilian Style

A beautiful sixteen year old girl is seduced by her older sister's fiancée, a conniving would-be bureaucrat. How far will the tradition-bound paterfamilias go to restore the family's lost honor? Well, if you're writer/director Pietro Germi, the answer is pretty darn far—including perjury, kidnapping, murder, and bribing an eccentric baron with a new set of false teeth. Rarely has male hypocrisy and sexual double standards been so thoroughly lampooned. The film walks a fine line between comedy and tragedy, as the more and more traumatized sixteen year old girl is passed back and forth like damaged goods. Shot in beautiful black and white, on location. If you liked MAFIOSO, last year's great Italian rediscovery, you'll like this.
Reviewed by howard.schumann 8 / 10

Lampoons macho morality and hypocrisy

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