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Seduced and Abandoned (1964)

★ 7.9Not Rated122 minDirector: Pietro Germi

1964 Italian film

Seduced and Abandoned (Italian: Sedotta e abbandonata) is a 1964 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pietro Germi. The film is a dark satire of Sicilian social custom of bride kidnapping presented as elopement, and the Italian laws of the time on honor killing and "honor-repairing wedding".
It belongs to a trilogy on Italian customs with Divorce, Italian Style and The Birds, the Bees and the Italians.
The film was screened at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, where the lead actor Saro Urzì won a Palme d'Or. It also won a National Board of Review Award.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Seduced and Abandoned about?
Seduced and Abandoned (1964) — Agnese, a 15-year-old Sicilian girl is seduced and impregnated by Peppino, her sister Matilde's fiancé. Soon Vincenzo, Agnese's father, discovers everything. He wants to force Peppino to marry the dishonored Agnese, but Peppino runs away and Vincenzo sends his son Antonio to kill
Is Seduced and Abandoned based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Seduced and Abandoned scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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