Malena

Mar 16, 2000

1h 48m

★ 7.4

Too young to be a widow, too beautiful to be alone.

Overview

During WWII, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Medusa Film

Miramax

Pacific Pictures

Malena Trailers

Cast

Malèna Scordia

Monica Bellucci

Renato Amoroso

Giuseppe Sulfaro

Renato's Father

Luciano Federico

Renato's Mother

Matilde Piana

Prof. Bonsignore

Pietro Notarianni

Nino Scordia

Gaetano Aronica

Centorbi, the Lawyer

Gilberto Idonea

Political Secretary

Angelo Pellegrino

Baron's Lover

Gabriella Di Luzio

Dr. Cusimano

Pippo Provvidenti

Dr. Cusimano's Wife

Maria Terranova

Lieutenant Cadei

Marcello Catalano

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