Seduced and Abandoned
Capsule by Dave Kehr
From the Chicago Reader

Pietro Germi's maliciously funny examination (1964) of the marriage rites of Sicily, done up in a crowded, cartoonish style that suggests the work of Preston Sturges. The wit may be closer to Evelyn Waugh--the jokes are cruel and corrosive, and why not when the subject is sexual hypocrisy? Stefania Sandrelli, as the girl in desperate need of a husband, maintains a beatific calm in the midst of the manic goings-on. With Saro Urzi and Aldo Puglisi. In Italian with subtitles. 122 min.

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