Malena (2000)
Malèna (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 48min
- Drama, Romance
- 02 Feb 2001 (USA)
- Movie
As Italy enters WWII, a teenage boy in a small, narrow-minded Sicilian town becomes obsessed with a young woman.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 19 nominations.
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Directed by
| Giuseppe Tornatore | ||
Written by
| Giuseppe Tornatore | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Luciano Vincenzoni | ... | (original story) |
Produced by
| Carlo Bernasconi | ... | producer |
| Mario Cotone | ... | line producer |
| Fabrizio Lombardo | ... | executive producer |
| Teresa Moneo | ... | executive producer |
| Rick Schwartz | ... | executive producer |
| Mario Spedaletti | ... | executive producer |
| Bob Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ennio Morricone | ||
Cinematography by
| Lajos Koltai | ||
Editing by
| Massimo Quaglia | ||
Editorial Department
| Sergio Cremasco | ... | assistant colorist |
| Pasquale Cuzzupoli | ... | color supervisor |
| Ugo De Rossi | ... | associate editor |
| Claudio Misantoni | ... | assistant editor: avid |
| Alessandro Quaglia | ... | second assistant editor: avid |
| Pamela Quaglia | ... | assistant splicing editor |
| Stefano Quaglia | ... | assistant splicing editor |
| Roberta Schiavoni | ... | negative cutter |
| Silvano Soldati | ... | negative cutter |
| Rocio Valladares Alegria | ... | telecine colorist: film re-master (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Adolfo Onorati | ||
Production Design by
| Francesco Cotone | ... | assistant production designer |
| Francesco Frigeri | ||
Set Decoration by
| Bruno Cesari | ||
Costume Design by
| Maurizio Millenotti | ||
Makeup Department
| Alessandro Bertolazzi | ... | key makeup artist |
| Giusy Bovino | ... | key hair stylist (as Giusi Bovino) |
| Vincenzo Cardella | ... | hair stylist (as Enzo Cardella) |
| Placida Crapanzano | ... | hair stylist |
| Hayat Ouled Dahhou | ... | hair stylist |
| Eleonora Di Maulo | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Elisabetta Emidi | ... | makeup artist |
| Gabriella Laurenzi | ... | assistant hair stylist |
Production Management
| Andrea Costantini | ... | production manager |
| Marco Olivieri | ... | unit manager |
| Paolo Pioggia | ... | production manager |
| Fulvio Rossi | ... | production manager |
| Rick Schwartz | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Monica Verzolini | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Attilio Viti | ... | production manager |
| Steve Barnett | ... | post-production supervisor: US release (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alessandro Aronadio | ... | second assistant director |
| Francesco Bovinò | ... | assistant director (as Francesco Bovino) |
| Davide Cincis | ... | assistant director |
| Alberto Mangiante | ... | first assistant director |
| Barbara Pastrovich | ... | second assistant director |
| Pietra Tornatore | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Livio Bordone | ... | assistant property master |
| Alberto Ciolfi | ... | assistant painter |
| Mario De Paolis | ... | stagehand |
| Pietro Fabbri | ... | lead foreman (as Piero Fabbri) |
| Roberta Federico | ... | assistant art director |
| Ivano Ferrario | ... | head plasterer |
| Alfonso Fortunati | ... | head painter |
| Nello Giorgetti | ... | interior designer |
| Claudio Magrini | ... | head constructor |
| Stefano Morbidelli | ... | props |
| Biagio Nastasi | ... | head constructor |
| Matteo Antonino Nastasi | ... | head constructor (as Antonino Nastasi) |
| Riccardo Passanisi | ... | props |
| Flavio Popolizio | ... | prop assistant |
| Thierry Poullain | ... | prop assistant |
| Salvatore Saito | ... | assistant interior designer |
| Monica Sallustio | ... | designer / set designer |
| Fabio Sclauzero | ... | stagehand |
| Paola Sforzini | ... | painter (as Paolo Sforzini) |
| Domenico Sica | ... | assistant set designer |
| Donato Tieppo | ... | assistant interior designer |
| Doriano Torriero | ... | stage foreman |
Sound Department
| Paolo Amici | ... | sound effects editor |
| Cinzia Andrei | ... | dubbing assistant |
| Benni Atria | ... | sound editor |
| Dean Beville | ... | sound editor: US domestic version |
| Italo Cameracanna | ... | sound effects supervisor |
| Gaetano Carito | ... | production sound mixer / sound recordist |
| Enzo Diliberto | ... | foley artist |
| Francesca Genevois | ... | assistant to sound editor |
| Bruno Giacchetti | ... | synchronization |
| Antonello Giorgiucci | ... | sound dubbing |
| Valentina Guerra | ... | synchronization |
| Claudio Marani | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Pierpaolo Merafino | ... | boom operator |
| Roberto Moroni | ... | sound mixer |
| Massimo Puccio | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Daniele Quadroli | ... | sound effects editor |
| David Quadroli | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Daniel Acon | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Antonio Corridori | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Maurizio Corridori | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Massimo Cristofanelli | ... | special effects |
| Claudio Quaglietti | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Damiano Alberti | ... | digital matte painter |
| Stefano Ballirano | ... | senior digital artist |
| Avi Basuki | ... | Inferno compositor |
| Federico Bozzano | ... | digital matte painter |
| Stefano 'Brusco' Bruscolini | ... | digital compositor |
| Marcello Buffa | ... | digital post-production supervisor |
| David Bush | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Manfred Büttner | ... | visual effects producer |
| Amedeo Califano | ... | Domino artist |
| Maurizio Castellano | ... | Domino artist |
| Sergio Cremasco | ... | assistant colourist |
| Monica Di Sabatino | ... | scanning and recording |
| Matteo Eleni | ... | Inferno compositor |
| Nicola Fontana | ... | computer graphics artist |
| Pietro Iodice | ... | Domino artist |
| Armando Lombardo | ... | compositor |
| George Maihöfer | ... | digital artist (as George Maihoefer) |
| Guido Pappadà | ... | computer graphics supervisor (as Guido Pappadá) |
| Ivan Parillo | ... | Domino artist |
| Christian Pezza | ... | cg artist |
| Riccardo Russo | ... | Domino artist |
| Franco Sgueglia | ... | computer graphics supervisor |
| Fabrizio Volpi | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Stunts
| Alberto Martello | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Vittorio Nencini | ... | horse master (uncredited) |
| Claudio Pacifico | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Renato Alfarano | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Massimo Barbona | ... | grip |
| Roberto Barbona | ... | grip |
| Giancarlo Checchi | ... | electrician |
| Raffaele Chianese | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Fabio Ciotto | ... | second assistant camera |
| Marco Contaldo | ... | electrician |
| Flaviano Biagioni Gazzoli | ... | electrician |
| Giovanni Gebbia | ... | Steadicam operator |
| Danilo Grazzani | ... | assistant camera |
| Simone Iorio | ... | assistant camera |
| Simone Lucchetti | ... | electrician |
| Enrico Lucidi | ... | camera operator / director of photography: second unit |
| Daniele Massaccesi | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Emanuele Mazzilli | ... | assistant camera |
| Mauro Mura | ... | electrician |
| Stefano Novelli | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Bradley Patrick | ... | marketing/publicity portraits |
| Francesco Pintore | ... | first assistant "b" camera (as Francisco Pintore) / focus puller: "b" camera (as Francisco Pintore) / second assistant camera (as Francisco Pintore) |
| Flaviano Ricci | ... | grip |
| Marco Sacerdoti | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / focus puller: "a" camera |
| Marta Spedaletti | ... | assistant still photographer |
| Sergio Strizzi | ... | still photographer |
| Giovanni Tancredi | ... | electrician |
| Lorenzo Tovoli | ... | assistant camera |
| Cristiano Trentini | ... | electrician |
| Carlo Vinciguerra | ... | gaffer |
| Francesco Zaccaria | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
| Federico Cori | ... | extras casting |
| Vito Di Lorenzo | ... | extras casting |
| David H. Kramer | ... | adr voice casting |
| Massimo Malerba | ... | extras casting |
| Luigi Palmulli | ... | additional cast and extras |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Giuseppe Avallone | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Fabio Gorgoglione | ... | assistant costume designer: second unit |
| Alfonsina Lettieri | ... | costume collaborator |
| Valentina Monticelli | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Sabina Rostri | ... | head cutter |
Location Management
| Marcantonio Borghese | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist |
| Enrico DeMelis | ... | music coordinator (as Enrico De Melis) / music mixer (as Enrico De Melis) |
| Angelo Giovagnoli | ... | orchestra coordinator |
| Claudio Messina | ... | score music producer (2000) |
| Ennio Morricone | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| William Ross | ... | music arranger: "You're Still You" |
| Fabio Venturi | ... | music scoring engineer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Elena Bindi | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Verena Balco | ... | production coordinator |
| Carles Berot | ... | marketing and creative services |
| Massimo Bertucci | ... | electronic foreman |
| Lucia Bugoloni | ... | production administrator |
| Enrico Cavallaro | ... | production secretary |
| Fabio Ciotto | ... | operator assistant |
| Erasmo Colucci | ... | accountant |
| Valentina Cotone | ... | production secretary |
| Filippo D'Antoni | ... | account assistant |
| Franco Fantini | ... | head administrator |
| Sebastian Grande | ... | local production assistant |
| Robin Jonas | ... | senior executive |
| Mark R. Lindsay | ... | sales representative (as Mark Lindsay) |
| Nicoletta Maggi | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Alberto Mangiante | ... | assistant to director |
| Cecilia Mazzá | ... | production coordinator: second unit |
| Franco Minchella | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Angela Oddo | ... | production secretary |
| Marilù Paguni | ... | production assistant |
| Patrizia Pierucci | ... | accountant |
| Francesco Pintore | ... | operator assistant |
| Eugene Rizzo | ... | unit publicist |
| Maria Antonietta Salvatori | ... | head tailor |
| Fabio Scarselli | ... | local production assistant |
| Enrico Sollazzo | ... | production secretary |
| Gianluca Tittonel | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Vittorio Torrieri | ... | head tailor |
| Agostino Varchi | ... | assistant tailor |
| Carles Berot | ... | dubbing supervisor (uncredited) |
| Jay Sheveck | ... | premiere and release (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Anthony Minghella | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Medusa Film
- Miramax
- Pacific Pictures
- Tele+ (in collaboration with)
Distributors
- A-Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Medusa Distribuzione (2000) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Miramax (2000) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- West Video (2001) (Russia) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- Aventi (2007) (France) (DVD)
- Bac Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Canal+ (2003) (France) (tv)
- Concorde Filmverleih (Germany)
- Gativideo (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Guadeloupe 1ère (2017) (France) (tv)
- Guyane 1ère (2017) (France) (tv)
- Imprint Films (2023) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Laurenfilm (Spain)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (France) (DVD)
- Mars Distribution (France)
- Martinique 1ère (2017) (France) (tv)
- Mayotte 1ère (2017) (France) (tv)
- Miramax (2001) (United States) (DVD) (VHS) (video)
- New Films International
- Nouvelle-Calédonie 1ère (2017) (France) (tv)
- Polynésie 1ère (2017) (France) (tv)
- RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
- RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
- RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
- RCV Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (video)
- Réunion 1ère (2017) (France) (tv)
- SBP (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Saint-Pierre et Miquelon 1ère (2017) (France) (tv)
- United International Pictures (UIP)
- Universal Pictures Video (2012) (France) (DVD)
- Wallis Et Futuna 1ère (2017) (France) (tv)
- Wildside (2002) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Costumi d'Arte (costumes)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Solare Location & Casting (casting)
- Studio 16 (sound effects)
- Virgin Records (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Malèna is about the peril of a beauty through the eyes of a 12 year old kid named Renato. He experiences three things on the same day, beginning of war, getting a bike and sees the arrival of Malèna in town. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is presumed to be dead, and through his soul we see his love for her. Written by Paul |
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| Taglines | An intimate portrait and an epic story of the courage we discover, the innocence we surrender, and the memories we cherish.....forever. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Monica Bellucci had to learn Sicilian for the role, a dialect that is noticeably different from her native Italian. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2001 (2001). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Ma l'amore no See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The movie is dedicated to Tornatore's Father See more » |
| 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. See more » |