tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post848793092208198558..comments2023-07-01T05:05:31.938-04:00Comments on Films Worth Watching: Seduced and Abandoned (1964) - Directed by Pietro GermiJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-12357120233155360452012-10-30T08:08:10.619-04:002012-10-30T08:08:10.619-04:00Thanks Sam! Yeah this film is devilishly clever an...Thanks Sam! Yeah this film is devilishly clever and you're right, the sexual hypocrisy is front and center as part of the satire. I will need to see Divorce Italian Style as I'm sure I will like it. Hope you're safe and sound!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-63577649700086664752012-10-28T23:17:00.897-04:002012-10-28T23:17:00.897-04:00Agreed Jon, that "the visuals are always at t...Agreed Jon, that "the visuals are always at the behest of the comedy" and what a comedy this is! The darkest of dark comedy, a scathing satire on sexual hypocrisy, with the most macabre of sensibilities. Audacious and lively, and with a dash of depravity for good measure. I like the film a lot, if not quite as much as DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE, but your marvelous appraisal Jon calls out for a re-viewing!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-42806616749271731052012-10-26T14:07:40.946-04:002012-10-26T14:07:40.946-04:00I have NOT seen Divorce Italian Style but it's...I have NOT seen Divorce Italian Style but it's on my list to see. I'm not saying the film isn't darkly humorous and over the top, which it is. Yes it is assumed that's she's raped, however she also is somewhat in love with the guy too I thought. She feigns being distraught to get attention and all. There's that moment she writes the letter to him and wets the paper so it looks like she's crying. I thought it was very edgy for sure....but comedy is often very edgy.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-70110620617611263862012-10-25T22:26:52.700-04:002012-10-25T22:26:52.700-04:00Not that that one's very PC either. The woman ...Not that that one's very PC either. The woman he wants to leave (or perhaps even kill) his wife for is about 14 years old...and his cousin.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-79883484590470468232012-10-25T22:26:10.327-04:002012-10-25T22:26:10.327-04:00Have you seen Divorce Italian Style? It's the ...Have you seen Divorce Italian Style? It's the only other Germi I've seen, and I remember preferring it at the time. This one is often funny, but a lot of times it made me cringe and I'm not sure in the way the director intended. I mean, isn't she basically raped in the beginning? Differing historical/cultural sensibilities to be sure...Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.com