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Malena

Malena

2000
Romance, Comedy
1h 48m
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Rated 01 Jul 2008
65
68th
with monica belluci as the leading actress and historic sicily as the backdrop, this movie didn't even need a story and a plot.
Rated 30 Sep 2010
90
58th
Oh, Monica, you are perfection.
Rated 02 Sep 2010
83
92nd
Great story telling and narrative is why this one is so fun to watch.Grippng characters and good acting ( fairly strong from ms belluci, good acting from the lead male) combined with some gorgeous shots make this a great watch! Wonderfully composed, and good pacing even! Usually these time period flicks can get slow, but not this one! One of the finest out of Italian cinema. A must see for all fans of film.
Rated 31 Oct 2017
90
80th
Drama? - yes. Comedy? - I don't know
Rated 07 Mar 2017
78
52nd
historic movie with beautiful Monica
Rated 20 Jan 2017
59
59th
aka:the curse of beauty in a land of perverts and malicious jealous gossips. Year 2000 winner of the Luckiest Boy in Italy Award:Giuseppe Sulfaro. And yes, it was me that drilled that peephole into the side of that house
Rated 23 Jul 2009
75
79th
Not a very good advert on the Italian people with it's rather one-sided depiction of all the males as despicable horndogs and all the females as malicious and envious bitches, and in the end, two-faced. But, my God does Belluci look hot!
Rated 16 Aug 2021
65
53rd
Coincidentally, this could also be titled like my autobiography: "the boy who liked to watch"
Rated 01 May 2011
57
79th
#11#, [uncut edition], story, reviews, dir Tornatore, Monica B.
Rated 28 Jul 2017
76
82nd
So...all but 3 people in Italy are total cunts? :D
Rated 07 Oct 2011
70
64th
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Rated 29 Dec 2010
90
98th
This is a remarkable story, told in a very clever way. Combined with the beautiful wide shots of historic Sicily and convincing acting from the whole cast, what you have here is an all round excellent film. Monica Bellucci is... flawless.
Rated 20 Aug 2010
86
51st
date viewed: 8/19/10 not nearly as affecting as tornatore's cinema paradiso, however, i would recommend this film that does a good job balancing comic and dramatic elements with a plausible if not totally satisfying finale. luciano federico was a standout for me as renato's father.
Rated 02 Jun 2016
58
31st
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Rated 09 May 2007
50
23rd
I hope with this movie people will finally realize how mediocre and overrated Tornatore is as a director.
Rated 26 Oct 2012
88
96th
* Casting, Acting : 9 * Script : 9 * Directing, Aura : 9 * Ease of Viewing : 10 * Naked Eye : 7
Rated 20 Apr 2010
77
52nd
A very well narrated tale of the coming of age story of a boy. The story is very moving and the back drop of Sicily is amazing. The overall performance of everyone is worthy and Monica Bellucci is a Greek goddess.
Rated 28 Dec 2008
69
60th
I knew nothing about this film in advance. It was comical and thoughtful and entertaining. And, ultimately, it had a great twist ending. I will watch this again. The IMDB summary reflects only a sidelight of the movie. The real core of the movie goes much deeper and doesn't have anything to do with sex.
Rated 08 Mar 2008
40
25th
A little long. Gets certain stuff just right, & has that unreal through a young person's eyes feeling. Then there's this horror scene or cruelty that ought to scar you for life. Did me anyway.
Rated 04 May 2010
84
86th
Monica Belluci delivers the dictionary definition of the word sexy. Funnily enough, the movie is almost a remake of directors first major arthouse hit - New Cinema Paradiso. Or better yet it is set in the same reality. I highly recommend it.
Rated 07 Dec 2014
50
41st
If you have the hots for Monica Bellucci, this is the ultimate movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
45th
An amazing performance from the alluring Bellucci, but the movie is a bit chaotic. It starts as a whimsical comedy, but ends up as a heartbreaking drama. If it weren't so bipolar, I'd have liked it more.
Rated 30 Nov 2007
85
91st
Voluptuous, sensual Monica Bellucci.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
95
99th
Italian movie. Beautiful story
Rated 16 Sep 2008
50
33rd
Not much here, really
Rated 02 Sep 2007
68
64th
Good. A young war widow, Monica Bellucci, is forced to turn to prostituion when the Nazi army invades Italy and is demonized by the locals after the Allies arrive, all told through the eyes of a young boy .
Rated 07 Jan 2011
88
50th
~4
Rated 28 Mar 2019
3
0th
I found the movie too creepy to watch it until the end. That boy is stalking, breaking in into women's house, and movie acts as if it's all ok. Hopefully something changes in the second half but I couldn't manage to watch it that far because it's also boring.
Rated 27 Jul 2019
76
69th
"zaman geçti ve birçok kadın sevdim. beni kendilerine yakın tuttuklarında ve bana kendilerini hatırlayacak mıyım diye sorduklarında “evet seni hatırlayacağım” diyordum. ama asla unutamadığım kadın, bunu bana hiç sormayandı."
Rated 04 Aug 2019
80
68th
"I pedaled as fast as I could, as if I were escaping from longing, from innocence, from her. Time has passed, and I have loved many women. And as they've held me close and asked if I will remember them, I've said 'Yes, I will remember you.' But the only one I've never forgotten is the one who never asked, Malena."
Rated 21 Oct 2020
78
78th
With such a great music and cinematography in a beautiful historic Sicily, the plot isn't even necessary anymore.
Rated 03 Feb 2021
67
57th
Bellucci is attractive and Sicily is gorgeous. A simplistic story with some fairly cookie-cutter stereotypes though. It's watchable but nothing special.
Rated 23 May 2021
65
12th
The movie is based on a stalking kiddo in love with Monica. The end. I can't accept such a poor plot, even if the direction is spectacular and the photography evokes a wonderful land as Sicily is. Also, I watched it in original language (yeah, i'm Italian) and this allowed me to discover the worst acting i've ever saw: apart from Monica, it seems to me that all the supporting cast is composed by amateur actors.
Rated 01 Feb 2022
66
58th
Reticent Monica Belluci and mall town in Sicily - I'm in!
Rated 16 Nov 2023
76
81st
Not sure how to feel about this film. A stunning drama, however also twisted and horrifying as it is saturated with truth. It is disturbing completely throughout yet mesmerising as malena is so beautiful. We are disturbed yet perplexed as the boy imagines it all , we know how twisted it all is and know NOT to watch, yet the boy watches for us. It is a sad story but not a fictional story
Rated 06 Feb 2024
70
18th
It was very sad to watch for a woman! Humiliatiton of Malena was so bad after her husband died! Probably in these timeline of film being widow was more unusual compared to now since story was about 2.WorId War years in Italy,actually can't stand to watch it again because of this huge humiliation:(

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