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Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
12-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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
2,814 audience votes
Key crew
- Giuseppe TornatoreDirector
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Giuseppe TornatoreScreenplay
Cast
- Monica BellucciMalèna Scordia
- Giuseppe SulfaroRenato Amoroso
- Luciano FedericoRenato's Father
- Matilde PianaRenato's Mother
- Pietro NotarianniProf. Bonsignore
- Gaetano AronicaNino Scordia
- Gilberto IdoneaCentorbi, the Lawyer
- Angelo PellegrinoPolitical Secretary
- Gabriella Di LuzioBaron's Lover
- Pippo ProvvidentiDr. Cusimano
- Maria TerranovaDr. Cusimano's Wife
- Marcello CatalanoLieutenant Cadei
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Themes
prostitutejealousysicily, italywidowworld war iilongingcoming of agebeautiful womancrushsex traffickingintriguepretty woman