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Malena ends up objectifying the character of the movie's title. Also, the young boy's emotional investment with Malena is never convincing, as she doesn't feel like a three-dimensional person. Read critic reviews
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In 1941, Renato was 13 years old and although the world was at war, nothing ever happened in this sleepy village in Sicily. Until the day he discovered something that would change his life forever... Malna, the beautiful young war widow who was the obsession of every man and the envy of every woman. Because of her, Renato will come to learn all of life's lessons and find himself in places he never could have imagined.
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Rating: R (Language|Sexuality|Nudity|Some Violence)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Original Language: Italian
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Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
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Producer: Carlo Bernasconi, Harvey Weinstein
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $3.4M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Miramax Films
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Production Co: Miramax Films, Pacific Pictures, Medusa Produzione
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Sound Mix: Surround
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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Audience Reviews for Malena
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Malena is a coming of age story set against the backdrop of World War II. In this movie, a 13-yr old loves from afar, and never quite gets to make his love known.
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A sexy and fun foreign coming-of-age story about one boy's obsession and a town and its rumors. Malena is both painstakingly beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time, delivering a love story with a punch. Monica Bellucci embodies the character and ultimately makes this film work as well as it does.
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This movie expects you to feel a lot for two main characters who are both disconnected from society. Melena, the ideal Romanesque Italian female form and Renato the not really shy but disconnected pre-teen moving through to sexual maturity during WWII. The point of access is Renato's dogs -eye view of the world. She chooses to stay with her father while her husband is an Italian soldier sent to fight in North Africa during WWII. Her main source of amusement is walks through the village in sheer dresses and 4" pumps raising the attentions of all the immature men in the village and the ire of their wives. Eventually societal bonds start to strain near the end of the war and the tension something has to give. To all the reviewers comment on Renato's masturbatory fantasy scenes, which are more amusing than allot of the movie, Get over it. Not Italian masters movie, entendre implied, but not that bad either.
bill c Super Reviewer
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