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Malèna is a 2000 Italian and German drama, romance, and comedy film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. The screenplay was written by Tornatore and Luciano Vincenzoni, with Ennio Morricone composing the score. The cast includes Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, and Gaetano Aronica. Produced by Medusa Film and Miramax, the film was shot in Catania, Syracuse, and Morocco, with Lajos Koltai serving as director of photography.
Set in Sicily during World War II, the narrative focuses on adolescence. The film has a runtime of 108 to 109 minutes and was distributed by Disney+ via video on demand. It received an R rating and earned a Metascore of 54. The film was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Original Score, as well as the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress.
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Film · TMDB
7.512-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the beginning of the Second World War, getting a bike, and witnessing the arrival of the gorgeous Malèna. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is presumed dead, and, through his soul, we see his love for her.
Cast
- Monica Bellucci as Malèna Scordia
- Giuseppe Sulfaro as Renato Amoroso
- Luciano Federico as Renato's Father
- Matilde Piana as Renato's Mother
- Pietro Notarianni as Prof. Bonsignore
- Gaetano Aronica as Nino Scordia
Themes
- prostitute
- jealousy
- sicily, italy
- widow
- world war ii
- longing
- coming of age
- beautiful woman
- crush
- sex trafficking
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
123,235 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
54%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 21 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Screenplay by
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Story by
- Luciano Vincenzoni
- Produced by
- Harvey Weinstein Carlo Bernasconi
- Starring
- Monica Bellucci Giuseppe Sulfaro
- Cinematography
- Lajos Koltai
- Edited by
- Massimo Quaglia
- Music by
- Ennio Morricone
- Production companies
- Medusa Film Miramax Films Pacific Pictures Tele+
- Distributed by
- Medusa Distribuzione (Italy) Miramax Films (international)
- Release dates
- 27 October 2000 ( 2000-10-27 ) (Italy) 2 February 2001 ( 2001-02-02 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 108 minutes 92 minutes (United States cut)
- Countries
- Italy United States
- Language
- Italian
- Box office
- $14.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Malèna is a 2000 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore from a story by Luciano Vincenzoni. It stars Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro. The film won the Grand Prix at the 2001 Cabourg Film Festival. At the 73rd Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Original Score.
Plot
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