Seduced and Abandoned
| Seduced and Abandoned | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Pietro Germi |
| Produced by |
Franco Cristaldi Luigi Giacosi |
| Written by |
Pietro Germi Agenore Incrocci Furio Scarpelli Luciano Vincenzoni |
| Starring |
Stefania Sandrelli Saro Urzì Aldo Puglisi Lando Buzzanca Lola Braccini |
| Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
| Distributed by | Continental Distributing Inc. |
Release dates |
15 July 1964 (French release) |
Running time | 115 min |
| Language | Italian |
Seduced and Abandoned (Italian: Sedotta e abbandonata) is an 1964 Italian film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Synopsis
The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily, as did Germi's previous film Divorce, Italian Style. 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. 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, and is very similar to 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
- Umberto Spadaro - Cousin Ascalone
- 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 - Profumo the Undertaker
Context
These Sicilian customs, including a form of bride kidnapping or elopement known as fuitina and the following "rehabilitating marriage" (matrimonio riparatore), were brought to national attention in 1966 by the case of Franca Viola. Her story was turned into the 1970 film, La moglie più bella (The Most Beautiful Wife) by Damiano Damiani and starring Ornella Muti.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Seduced and Abandoned". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Franca Viola" by Deirdre Pirro in The Florentine (issue no. 78/2008 / April 30, 2008)