As Italy enters WWII, a teenage boy in a small, narrow-minded Sicilian town becomes obsessed with a young woman.As Italy enters WWII, a teenage boy in a small, narrow-minded Sicilian town becomes obsessed with a young woman.As Italy enters WWII, a teenage boy in a small, narrow-minded Sicilian town becomes obsessed with a young woman.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 7 wins & 21 nominations total
Gilberto Idonea
- Avvocato Centorbi
- (as Gilberto Idone)
Giuseppe Pattavina
- Pretore
- (as Pippo Pattavina)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMonica Bellucci had to learn Sicilian for the role, a dialect that is noticeably different from her native Italian.
- GoofsThe 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 creditsThe movie is dedicated to Tornatore's Father
- Alternate versionsOriginal 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2001 (2001)
Featured review
Malena who has become the victim of this cruel society. She didn't seduce anybody towards her but society compel doing her actions. That society where men were praise for her sensual beauty, tried to get closer, made their dream come true. On the other hand women got jealous day by day. They wished if she could leave the town so they could have the attention of their husbands. When the news of her husband had died spread men tried in a different way with different approach to get Malena. She loved her husband but taking advantage of her earning source the society made her to do bad things. After wining second world war the women made their dream come true. They beat her mercilessly and exile her from the town. The best twist and the true face of society depicted when her husband arrived. After looking for many ways he eventually found her and they return to the town. Now as she was with her husband the society is now showing respect to her. They were giving her free foods, clothes. All of them was just for the atonement of what they did. This is our society, it makes people doing what they want then beat them insult them at highest point and again begs pardon. Ahh society!!
Details
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Malèna
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,448,233
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $62,282
- Dec 25, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $14,493,284
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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