Malèna

Drama Romance War

Italy, United States

Italian

October 27, 2000

1hr 48min

Status: released

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Movie Details:

Country	Italy, United States
Language	Italian
Genre	Drama, Romance, War
Release date	27 October 2000 (Italy) 2 February 2001 (United States)
Running time	1hr 48min
Age rating	R
Starring	Monica Bellucci Giuseppe Sulfaro
Directed by	Giuseppe Tornatore
Story by	Luciano Vincenzoni
Screenplay by	Giuseppe Tornatore
Produced by	Harvey Weinstein Carlo Bernasconi
Cinematography by	Lajos Koltai
Edited by	Massimo Quaglia
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production Company	Medusa Film Miramax Films Pacific Pictures Tele+
Distributor	Medusa Distribuzione (Italy) Miramax Films (United States)
Box office collection	$14.4 million

Cast & Characters:

Monica Bellucci as Maddalena “Malèna” Bonsignore Scordìa
Giuseppe Sulfaro as Renato Amoroso
Luciano Federico as Renato’s father
Matilde Piana as Renato’s mother
Pietro Notarianni as Bonsignore, the teacher
Gaetano Aronica as Antonino “Nino” Scordìa
Gilberto Idonea as Centorbi, the advocate
Angelo Pellegrino as the Fascist party boss

Storyline:

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.