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Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

7.6(156 votes)
1964
1h 58m
ComedyDrama

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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Production

Companies:
Lux Film
Ultra Film
Vides Cinematografica

Languages

Original:it
Spoken:
Italian

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