Malena
A twelve-year-old boy in a small Italian town falls under the spell of a beautiful, lonely widow during the outbreak of World War II, navigating the tension between innocence and the harsh realities of war and desire.
“Too young to be a widow, too beautiful to be alone.”
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the outbreak of the Second World War, receiving a bicycle, and witnessing the arrival of the beautiful Malèna. Through his perspective, the film portrays Malena's burden of beauty and her isolation, as her husband is presumed dead, and through his emotions, it conveys his growing affection for her.
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Edited by Massimo QuagliaShot by Lajos KoltaiScored by Ennio MorriconeDesigned by Francesco Frigeri
Box Office
2000 · Box office
Grossed $14.5M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$14.5M
US & Canada: $3.4M — 24% of worldwide · International: $11.0M (76%)
Opening weekend: $208K — 6% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $208K — 6% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 33 theaters
Also known as
- Der Zauber von Malènade
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Cast & Crew
54 unique people credited
Top billed 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 Professor Bonsignore
Gaetano Aronica
as Nino Scordia
Gilberto Idonea
as Avvocato Centorbi
Angelo Pellegrino
as Segretario politico
Gabriella Di Luzio
as Mantenuta del Barone
Pippo Provvidenti
as Dott. Cusimano
Maria Terranova
as Dr. Cusimano's Wife
Marcello Catalano
as Lieutenant Cadei
Supporting cast
33Elisa Morucci
as Lupetta
Domenico Gennaro
as Pharmacist
Vitalba Andrea
as Pharmacist's Wife
Pippo Pattavina
as Praetor
Franco Catalano
as Shopkeeper
Daniele Arena
as Agostino
Giovanni Litrico
as Pinè
Gianluca Guarrera
as Nicola
Michel Daniel Bramanti
as Sasà
Giuseppe Zizzo
as Tanino
Toto Borgese
as Fascist Soldier
Emanuele Gullotto
as Record Shopkeeper
Aurora Quattrocchi
as Brothel Tenant
Claudia Muzii
as First Prostitute
Ornella Giusto
as Second Prostitute
Conchita Puglisi
as Third Prostitute
Noemi Giarratana
as Renato's Sister
Paola Pace
as First Woman of the Lynching
Lucia Sardo
as Second Woman of the Lynching
Salvatore Martino
Vanni Bramati
Giovanni Martorana
Claudio Castrogiovanni
Alessandro Cremona
Claudio Piano
Antonello Puglisi
Patrizia De Libero
Giovanni Febraro
Fabrizio Ferracane
Orio Scaduto
Fausto Siddi
Antonio Fulfaro
Turi Killer
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