

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.

Stefania Sandrelli
Agnese Ascalone
Lead
Saro Urzì
Don Vincenzo Ascalone

Aldo Puglisi
Peppino Califano

Lando Buzzanca
Antonio Ascalone

Lola Braccini
Amalia Califano

Leopoldo Trieste
Barone Rizieri

Umberto Spadaro
il cugino di Ascalone
Paola Biggio
Matilde Ascalone
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pietro Germi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Seduced and Abandoned is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”