Seduced and Abandoned ( Sedotta e abbandonata ) ( A Matter of Honor )

Seduced and Abandoned (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Sedotta e abbandonata
Alternate Title: A Matter of Honor
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Mono )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
119 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1964 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Pietro Germi

Written By:
Pietro Germi
Agenore Incrocci

Actors:
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
Umberto Spadaro ..... Cousin Ascalone
Paola Biggio ..... Matilde Ascalone
Rocco D'Assunta ..... Orlando Califano
Oreste Palella ..... Police Chief Polenza
Lina Lagalla ..... Francesca Ascalone
Gustavo D'Arpe ..... Ciarpetta the Lawyer
Rosetta Urzì ..... Consolata the Maid
Roberta Narbonne ..... Rosaura Ascalone
Vincenzo Licata ..... Profumo the Undertaker

Synopsis:

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?) Aldo 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.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 07 February, 2008.

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