Seduced and Abandoned (1964 film)
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| Directed by | Pietro Germi |
| Written by | Pietro Germi Agenore Incrocci Furio Scarpelli Luciano Vincenzoni |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi Luigi Giacosi |
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| Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
| Edited by | Roberto Cinquini |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
| Distributed by | Continental Distributing Inc. |
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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
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, who is 15, 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 when she shows symptoms of pregnancy. Vincenzo immediately demands that the man, Peppino Califano, marry his daughter. Peppino decides he does not want to marry her, as she is no longer a virgin. Vincenzo, incensed by this, plots to murder him and attempts to induce his son Antonio do so. Agnese becomes aware of the plot and escapes her home (in which her family is locking her in) to report it to the police. The police arrest both parties and both men deny anything happened. The prosecutor ultimately decides to charge Peppino with statutory rape, since she was under the age of consent which was 16. Both sets of parents pressure Agnese to marry him as there is an exception to statutory rape laws if the parties are married called "fuitina".[2] The film is a dark satire of Sicilian social customs and honor laws, in the same fashion of Divorce, Italian Style.
Cast
- 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
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Seduced and Abandoned". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ Vitale, Antonella (2020-06-01). "Fuitina: Love, Sex, and Rape in Modern Italy, 1945–Present". Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects.
External links
- 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