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Stefania Sandrelli, Saro Urzì, Lando Buzzanca, Leopoldo Trieste, Aldo Puglisi ... see more see more... , Umberto Spadaro , Rocco D'Assunta , Oreste Palella , Gustavo D'Arpe , Bruno Scipioni , Lola Braccini

Mistakenly labeled as a neorealist drama in some sources, Seduced and Abandoned is actually a slyly constructed Italian domestic comedy (could anyone have really taken that florid title seriously?) Al... read more read more...do Puglisi plays a "love 'em and leave 'em" type who impregnates the teen-aged sister (Stefania Sandrelli) of his own fiancee (Paola Biggio). Saro Urzi, the girls' infuriated father, insists that Puglisi break off with the older girl to marry the younger. The police get into the act, threatening to arrests Puglisi for corrupting the morals of a minor. Through some quick thinking on his part, Puglisi manages to get the younger girl to indignantly refuse his hand in marriage. The family is torn asunder by this incident, with darkly comic results. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.

Directed by: Pietro Germi

Release Date: January 1, 1963

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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006

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  • bookmunki
    March 4, 2010
    bookmunki
    Black comedy, Italian style. Delightfully satirical. Germi explores an antiquated law that eradicates rape if the parties marry. Peppino doesn't want to marry Agnese because she is no longer virginal: "The man has the right to ask; the woman has a duty to refuse." But, why woul... read mored Agnese want to marry her seducer? Chaos ensues in defense of family and honor.

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Peter Canavese
August 22, 2006
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

A buffoonish but bitter social satire that runs to classical depths, Seduced and Abandoned takes no prisoners for society's misogynistic crimes in the name of familial honor.

Kent Turner
August 22, 2006
Kent Turner, Film-Forward.com

Germi shares with Billy Wilder a similar cynical tone matched with stellar storytelling. Full Review

A.H. Weiler
May 20, 2003
A.H. Weiler, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
June 26, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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