Sedotta e abbandonata (1964)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Pietro Germi

Writers:

Pietro Germi (dialogue)
Agenore Incrocci (dialogue)

Release Date:

15 July 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

It's All About What Happens After What Should Never Happen Happens!

Plot:

Agnese a 15-year-old Sicilian girl is seduced and impregnated by Peppino, her sister's Matilde fiancé;...

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapping | Sicilian | Court | Slap In The Face | Honor

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

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
Paola Biggio	...	Matilde Ascalone
Rocco D'Assunta	...	Orlando Califano
Oreste Palella	...	Police Chief Polenza
Lina Lagalla	...	Francesca Ascalone (as Lina La Galla)
Gustavo D'Arpe	...	Ciarpetta the Lawyer
Rosetta Urzì	...	Consolata the Maid
Roberta Narbonne	...	Rosaura Ascalone
Vincenzo Licata	...	Pasquale Profumo the Undertaker

Also Known As:

A Matter of Honor
Séduite et abandonnée (France)
Seduced and Abandoned

Runtime:

USA:115 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Company:

Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Movie Connections:

Referenced in L'uomo dal sigaro in bocca (1997)

Honor and family in Sicily.

The late Pietro Germi was one of the most gifted comic directors of the post-50s period. He is the man behind such wonderful movies like DIVORCE, ITALIAN STYLE; ALFREDO ALFREDO; SERAFINO; THE CLIMAX; THE BIRDS, THE BEES, AND THE ITALIANS. This hilarious movie, which may be his very best, is a loving yet deadly satire of Sicilian customs. The dejected heroine Agnese (played by Stefania Sandrelli) is seduced by her sister's fiance while she is chaperoning her snoozing sister during the sultry Sicilian siesta hours. She becomes pregnant and must succumb to a shotgun marriage demanded by her father. Problem: Sicilian seducers do not accept unchaste wives. It does not matter that HE seduced the girl. He has his honor. The father has honor too. This corpulent apoplectic domestic tyrant must also protect his family's "onore". For Verdi's Falstaff honor is a mere word. For this proud Sicilian father it is the foundation of our lives. Saro Urzi's performance as the father must be seen to be believed. Everyone else in the cast of this brilliant film is unforgettable as well. Carlo Rustichelli's musical score, like the one he provided for DIVORCE,ITALIAN STYLE is fabulous.