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Malèna (27-Oct-2000)
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore Writers: Giuseppe Tornatore; Luciano Vincenzoni Keywords: Romantic Drama, WWII
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Monica Bellucci |
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30-Sep-1964 |
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L'Appartement |
REVIEWS Review by mizi causevic (posted on 13-Feb-2005) An interesting little film from Italy with an absolutely beautiful international actress Monica Bellucci (Brotherhood Of The Wolf and Under Suspicion). The story is narrated by Renato, a young boy torn between adolescence and adulthood. We see Malena's life through his eyes and the eyes of the other men in the small village that lust over Malena who just so happens to be a a gorgeous, stunning girl that all men lust all over. Her husband is off on the battlefield fighting a war and she is left by herself. No money, no job. Nothing. She is surrounded by horny men who would do anything to get with her, this also includes the narrator Renato who is just now exploring sexuality and all he sees day and night is the breathtaking Malena.
The gossip around the small village circles around Malena but Renato is blinded by love. (This reminds me of Last Exit To Brooklyn a bit too much). Renato defends Melena in any way he can, he also fantasizes about Malena quite often which shortly after turns into an obsession. He follows her day and night, he knows her probably better than she knows herself. He ditches school and his family only to watch her walk by, seeing her is an absolute heaven to Renato. Shortly after the story turns sour and we learn how jealous the women in the village really are, rumors start flying left and right about various lovers which some of them are unfortunately true but there is much more to it. Malena is an exotic beauty that turns the local village upside down and also the life of Renato.
I guess this movie is one of the light-hearted dramas that is strikingly original and it will most likely be appreciated more by the European crowd than the American. I am simply saying this because certain people tend not to watch movies simply because they are subtitled. I strongly recommend this movie to anyone who is a fan of dramatic movies. Give it a chance, you might end of liking it, I know I did.
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