Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

118 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 30, 1964

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.

Seduced and Abandoned

118 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 30, 1964

Seduced and Abandoned
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Lux Film, Ultra Film, Vides Cinematografica, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Original title Sedotta e abbandonata
Directors Mirta Guarnaschelli, Francesco Massaro, Renzo Marignano, Pietro Germi
Writers Pietro Germi, Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci, Luciano Vincenzoni

Cast

Stefania Sandrelli

as Agnese Ascalone

Saro Urzì

as Don Vincenzo Ascalone

Aldo Puglisi

as Peppino Califano

Lando Buzzanca

as Antonio Ascalone

Lola Braccini

as Amalia Califano

Leopoldo Trieste

as Barone Rizieri

Umberto Spadaro

as il cugino di Ascalone

Paola Biggio

as Matilde Ascalone

Rocco D'Assunta

as Orlando Califano

Salvatore Fazio

as Don Mariano

Oreste Palella

as Maresciallo dei carabinieri Polenza

Lina Lagalla

as Francesca Ascalone

Gustavo D'Arpe

as Avvocato Ciarpetta

Rosetta Urzì

as Consolata, la serva di casa Ascalone

Roberta Narbonne

as Rosaura Ascalone

Vincenzo Licata

as Pasquale Profumo

Attilio Martella

as Il pretore

Adelino Campardo

as Il brigadiere Bisigato

Italia Spadaro

as Zia Carmela