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.
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Studio: Lux Film, Ultra Film, Vides Cinematografica, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
- Keyword: seduction, abandonment
- Cast: Stefania Sandrelli, Saro Urzì, Aldo Puglisi, Lando Buzzanca, Lola Braccini, Leopoldo Trieste