Seduced and Abandoned

7.619641h 58mReleased
Comedy
Drama

Overview

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.

StatusReleased
Release Date1964-01-30
Runtime1h 58m
LanguagesItaliano
CountriesItalyFrance

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Reviews

2
C

CinemaSerf

Aug 16, 2025

7/10

There is something of the volcanic about this darkly comedic assessment of the hypocrisies of provincial life and double standards in Italy in the 1960s. It all starts when the fifteen year old “Agnese” (Stefanie Sandrelli) is seduced by “Peppino” (Aldo Puglisi) whilst her mother and sister - his own fiancée “Matilde” (Paola Biggio), and their afte

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C

CinemaSerf

Aug 16, 2025

7/10

There is something of the volcanic about this darkly comedic assessment of the hypocrisies of provincial life and double standards in Italy in the 1960s. It all starts when the fifteen year old “Agnese” (Stefanie Sandrelli) is seduced by “Peppino” (Aldo Puglisi) whilst her mother and sister - his own fiancée “Matilde” (Paola Biggio) are having thei

Full review