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Malena[Widescreen] - DVD

SKU: 4215584 | Release Date: 7/10/2001
Rating: R for Sexual Situations

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Rating
R for Sexual Situations
Format
DVD
Theatrical Release
2000
Length
92 minutes
Screen Formats
Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre
General Dramas
Studio
Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio
2.35:1

Synopsis

A young man's infatuation for a beautiful older woman blooms amidst the outbreak of World War II in this bittersweet comedy-drama from Italy. Renato (Giuseppe Sulfaro) is a 13-year-old boy growing up in a small Sicilian community. Mussolini has risen to power and has declared war upon England and France, but Renato has other things on his mind -- mostly girls. While hanging out with his friends by the seashore, Renato spies Malèna (Monica Bellucci), the daughter of one of his schoolteachers, whose husband Nino (Gaetano Aronica) is fighting with Mussolini's army. Renato is immediately obsessed with Malèna and follows her like a lost puppy, spying on her whenever circumstances permit and imagining her as his co-star in elaborate erotic fantasies inspired by his favorite movies. Renato, however, is hardly the only man in town to be struck by Malèna's charms, and her beauty leads to resentment from the women of the community. Malèna's circumstances take a turn for the worst after her husband is reported to have died in combat, and she is forced to resort to prostitution to survive; she is brutally attacked by a pack of angry matrons and driven from town. Renato tries to keep track of her, and has some less than encouraging news to report when Nino turns out to be alive and finds his spouse is missing. Malèna was written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, best known for the art-house hit Nuovo Cinema Paradiso; Malèna was released in Europe at 106 minutes, while the American version was edited by ten minutes to tighten the pace and remove nudity and sexual material considered too strong for the U.S. marketplace. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Version Details

Languages/Sound
Italian/Fre
Screen Formats
Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Subtitle Languages
Eng/Spa
Additional Features
"The Making of Malèna" Theatrical trailer TV spots French language track Spanish subtitles Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Widescreen [2.35:1] enhanced fro 16x9 televisions
Chapters
Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Opening Credits: Bicycles, War And Beauty [1:30]
2. "Shut Up And Watch!" [1:30]
3. Measuring Up [2:11]
4. Skipping School For Malèna [2:43]
5. Long Pants And A Promise [1:59]
6. "Ma L'Amore No" [1:39]
7. A Stroll Through The Streets [2:12]
8. Going Blind [5:41]
9. Mourning With Malèna [4:56]
10. Malèna's Protector [1:53]
11. Prisoner Of The House [3:16]
12. Dishonor For Malèna [4:34]
13. Gossip And A Lawyer [3:06]
14. "Ill-Fated, Alone And Beautiful" [3:36]
15. The Lawyer's Retribution [2:52]
16. Unrequited Love And Long Pants [5:28]
17. Aerial Assault [2:34]
18. "In The Lord's Hands" [2:53]
19. A New Malèna [2:47]
20. "Possessed By The Devil" [1:57]
21. "A Wicked End" [5:01]
22. A Love, Lost [3:53]
23. Nino Scordia's Return [3:22]
24. Renato's Reply [1:01]
25. Regaining One's Dignity [3:10]
26. End Credits [4:42]

Cast

  • Pietro Notarianni - Professor Bonsignore
  • Adele Daniele
  • Monica Bellucci - Malena Scordia
  • Luciano Federico - Renato's father
  • Giovanna Litrico
  • Gianluca Guarrera
  • Michel Bramanti
  • Giuseppe Sulfaro - Renato Amoroso
  • Matilde Piana - Renato's mother
  • Gaetano Aronica - Nino Scordia
  • Gilberto Idonea - Centorbi

Crew

  • Cinematographer: Lajos Koltai
  • Composer (Music Score): Ennio Morricone
  • Costume Designer: Maurizio Millenotti
  • Set Designer: Bruno Cesari
  • Editor: Massimo Quaglia
  • Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
  • Screenwriter: Giuseppe Tornatore
  • Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein
  • Producer: Harvey Weinstein
  • Line Producer: Mario Cotone
  • Executive Producer: Fabrizio Lombardo ,Mario Spedaletti
  • Production Designer: Francesco Frigeri
  • Sound/Sound Designer: Gaetano Carito
  • First Assistant Director: Alberto Mangiante
  • Composer (Music Score): Leo Nichols

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