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She was too young to be a widow, and too beautiful to be alone. Every man wanted to have her. One boy risked everything to protect her.
She was too young to be a widow, and too beautiful to be alone. Every...
Drama - 2000
Malena
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On the day in 1940 that Italy enters the war, two things happen to the 12-year-old Renato: he gets his first bike, and he gets his first look at Malèna. She is a beautiful, silent outsider who's moved to this Sicilian town to be with her husband, Nico. He promptly goes off to war, leaving her to the lustful eyes of the men and the sharp tongues of the women. During the next few years, as Renato grows toward manhood, he watches Malèna suffer and prove her mettle. He sees her loneliness, then grief when Nico is reported dead, the effects of slander on her relationship with her father, her poverty and search for work, and final humiliations. Will Renato learn courage from Malèna and stand up for her?
Director:
,
Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast:
,
Pietro Notarianni
,
Monica Bellucci
,
Giuseppe Sulfaro
,
Luciano Federico
,
Matilde Piana
,
Gilberto Idonea
,
Gaetano Aronica
,
Angelo Pellegrino
,
Gabriella Di Luzio

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
109 min
Release date:
16 Mar 2000
Country:
IT
Languages:
Italian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$14,493,284
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 22 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Transparently misogynist at its core.
– Kevin Maynard,
Mr. Showbiz,
2 Feb 2001
fresh:
Its heart is in the right place.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Feb 2001
rotten:
Despite Bellucci's strong presence in a role with little dialogue, the central character never really comes alive in any way interesting enough to give her ordeal much genuine pathos.
– David Rooney,
Variety,
7 Feb 2001
fresh:
[Tornatore] eludes sentimentality with a romantic vision wide enough to embrace the range of human experience.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
7 Feb 2001
rotten:
Bereft of the more richly textured sentiments of Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
7 Feb 2001
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