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Malena

Original title: Malèna
  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
105K
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POPULARITY
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Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro in Malena (2000)
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Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
105K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
709
23
    • Giuseppe Tornatore
    • Giuseppe Tornatore(screenplay)
    • Luciano Vincenzoni(original story)
  • Stars
    • Monica Bellucci
    • Giuseppe Sulfaro
    • Luciano Federico
    • Giuseppe Tornatore
    • Giuseppe Tornatore(screenplay)
    • Luciano Vincenzoni(original story)
  • Stars
    • Monica Bellucci
    • Giuseppe Sulfaro
    • Luciano Federico
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 291User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    Monica Bellucci stars as Malena
    Monica Bellucci stars as Malena
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    Malena (2000)
    Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro in Malena (2000)
    Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro in Malena (2000)
    Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro in Malena (2000)
    Malena (2000)
    Giuseppe Sulfaro in Malena (2000)
    Monica Bellucci in Malena (2000)
    Monica Bellucci in Malena (2000)
    Giuseppe Sulfaro in Malena (2000)

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    Monica Bellucci
    Monica Bellucci
    • Malèna Scordia
    Giuseppe Sulfaro
    Giuseppe Sulfaro
    • Renato Amoroso
    Luciano Federico
    • Renato's Father
    Matilde Piana
    • Renato's Mother
    Pietro Notarianni
    • Professor Bonsignore
    Gaetano Aronica
    • Nino Scordia
    Gilberto Idonea
    • Avvocato Centorbi
    • (as Gilberto Idone)
    Angelo Pellegrino
    • Segretario politico
    Gabriella Di Luzio
    Gabriella Di Luzio
    • Mantenuta del Barone
    Pippo Provvidenti
    • Dott. Cusimano
    Maria Terranova
    • Moglie Dott. Cusimano
    Marcello Catalano
    • Lieutenant Cadei
    Elisa Morucci
    • Lupetta
    Domenico Gennaro
    • Farmacista
    Vitalba Andrea
    Vitalba Andrea
    • Moglie farmacista
    Giuseppe Pattavina
    • Pretore
    • (as Pippo Pattavina)
    Franco Catalano
    • Negoziante
    Daniele Arena
    • Agostino
      • Giuseppe Tornatore
      • Giuseppe Tornatore(screenplay)
      • Luciano Vincenzoni(original story)
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    • Trivia
      Giuseppe Sulfaro stated in a interview that he had never seen a live naked woman and that Monica Bellucci was the first.
    • Goofs
      The bike that Renato rides, suddenly has a modern derailleur-type chain tensioner at the rear at about 20-21 minutes into the film. At all other times, his bike has a fixed rear gear without the chain tensioner.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Renato Amoroso: I pedaled as fast as I could... as if I were escaping from longing, from innocence, from her. Time has passed, and I have loved many women. And as they've held me close... and asked if I will remember them I've said, "Yes, I will remember you." But the only one I've never forgotten is the one who never asked... Malena.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie is dedicated to Tornatore's Father
    • Alternate versions
      Original Italian version (rated T, suitable for everyone of all ages) runs 108 minutes. Miramax cut 16 minutes of the film down to a running time of around 92 minutes, in order to obtain an R rating. Gone or shortened were many of Renato's dream sequences with Malena which involve a lot more nudity than in the cut version.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2001 (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Ma l'amore no
      Written by Giovanni D'Anzi and Michele Galdieri

      Performed by Lina Termini

    User reviews291

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    Viva Tornatore!
    I found the film to be visually hypnotic and very moving. I was also impressed with the film maker's story telling technique. The film brought me into the bustling street life of the Sicilian village by eye-level camera work and the comments of the people in crowded scenes, through which I was taken with the characters. Just like walking down a busy urban street anywhere with your ears and eyes open. The film made me wake up to the fact that so much American film, perhaps all contemporary film, is composed mainly of close ups with two or a few people. Not this film. There is a sequence with airplanes overhead that is absolutely dizzying without any fancy 3-D or pyrotechnic effects. Mr. Tornatore brilliantly uses silent stares, pairs of eyes and silly dream sequences with amazing effect. The male lead, an adolescent boy, is portrayed with great empathy by Giuseppe Sulfaro without schmaltz or sanitizing, so typical in American films about puberty. The title role, played well by a dazzling Monica Bellucci, could have been written for a young Sophia Loren. (My dream sequence, I guess) My favorite character was Renato's father, hilariously played by Luciano Federico. A must see.
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    • paulcreeden
    • Jan 22, 2001

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2001 (United States)
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      • Italian
      • English
      • Latin
      • Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Medusa Film
      • Miramax
      • Pacific Pictures
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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