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Seduced and Abandoned
Why this pick
Germi again turns Sicilian honour codes and sexual hypocrisy into exuberant, sharply composed farce, with escalating social pressure and a deliciously cruel comic rhythm.
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MOVIE1961 1h 44m ITA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
More melancholy and visually luxuriant, but its barbed view of Italian privilege, performative desire, and social ritual continues the tradition of stylish national self-satire.
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01 / THE STORY
He ordered marriage on the rocks with a twist... Italian Style!
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Marcello Mastroianni
Ferdinando Cefalù
Stefania Sandrelli
Angela
Daniela Rocca
Rosalia Cefalù
Lando Buzzanca
Rosario Mulè
Leopoldo Trieste
Carmelo Patanè