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Seduced and Abandoned
19648118 min
DramaComedy
Released
Jan 30, 1964
Countries
Italy, France
Productions
Lux FilmUltra FilmVides CinematograficaLux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
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.
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