Seduced and Abandoned (1964 film)

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).

1964 Italian film

Seduced and Abandoned

Directed by| Pietro Germi
Written by| Pietro Germi
Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Luciano Vincenzoni
Produced by| Franco Cristaldi
Luigi Giacosi
Starring|

* Stefania Sandrelli
* Saro Urzì
* Aldo Puglisi
* Lando Buzzanca
* Leopoldo Trieste
* Umberto Spadaro
* Rocco D'Assunta
* Lola Braccini

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
Countries| Italy
France
Language| Italian

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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* Stefania Sandrelli \- Agnese Ascalone
* Saro Urzì \- Don Vincenzo Ascalone
* Aldo Puglisi \- Peppino Califano
* Lando Buzzanca \- Antonio Ascalone
* Lola Braccini \- Amalia Califano
* Leopoldo Trieste \- Baron Rizieri Zappalà
* Umberto Spadaro \- Cousin Ascalone, a lawyer
* Paola Biggio \- Matilde Ascalone
* Rocco D'Assunta \- Orlando Califano
* Oreste Palella \- Police Chief Polenza
* Lina Lagalla \- Francesca Ascalone
* Gustavo D'Arpe \- Ciarpetta the Lawyer
* Rosetta Urzì \- Consolata the Maid
* Roberta Narbonne \- Rosaura Ascalone
* Vincenzo Licata \- Pasquale Profumo the Undertaker
* Attilio Martella \- The Magistrate Judge
* Adelino Campardo \- Police Officer Bisigato
* Salvatore Fazio \- Don Mariano the Priest
* Italia Spadaro \- Aunt Carmela

## See also

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* Bride kidnapping in films

## References

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

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sedotta e abbandonata.

* Seduced and Abandoned at IMDb
* Seduced and Abandoned at Rotten Tomatoes
* Seduced and Abandoned: Honor and Family an essay by Irene Bignardi at the Criterion Collection

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Pietro Germi filmography

Films directed|

* The Testimony (1946)
* Lost Youth (1947)
* In the Name of the Law (1949)
* Path of Hope (1950)
* Four Ways Out (1951)
* The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo (1952)
* Mademoiselle Gobete (1952)
* Jealousy (1953)
* Mid-Century Loves (segment "Guerra 1915—18", 1954)
* The Railroad Man (1956)
* A Man of Straw (1958)
* The Facts of Murder (1959)
* Divorce Italian Style (1961)
* Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
* The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
* L'immorale (1967)
* Serafino (1968)
* A Pocketful of Chestnuts (1970)
* Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)

Written only|

* The Ten Commandments (1945)
* Against the Law (1950)
* My Friends (1975)

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Luciano Vincenzoni

Films written|

* Path of Hope (1950)
* They Stole a Tram (1954)
* The Railroad Man (1956)
* The Wanderers (1956)
* The Italians They Are Crazy (1958)
* The Great War (1959)
* Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
* Crimen (1960)
* The Hunchback of Rome (1960)
* The Best of Enemies (1961)
* Destination Fury (1961)
* Duel of Champions (1961)
* Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961)
* Copacabana Palace (1962)
* A Girl... and a Million (1962)
* La vita agra (1964)
* Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
* For a Few Dollars More (1965)
* The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
* The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
* Death Rides a Horse (1967)
* The Mercenary (1968)
* A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
* Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
* Black Turin (1972)
* Flatfoot (1973)
* The Heroes (1973)
* Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)
* Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973)
* War Goddess (1973)
* The Beast (1974)
* Policewoman (1974)
* Three Tough Guys (1974)
* The Boss and the Worker (1975)
* Cry, Onion! (1975)
* Libera, My Love (1975)
* Wanted: Babysitter (1975)
* L'Italia s'è rotta (1976)
* Black Journal (1977)
* Orca (1977)
* Count Tacchia (1982)
* Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983)
* A tu per tu (1984)
* Casablanca, Casablanca (1985)
* Miami Supercops (1985)
* Raw Deal (1986)
* Blowing Hot and Cold (1989)
* Malèna (2000)

Plays|

* Sacco and Vanzetti (1960)

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