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Release Date:
27 October 2000 (Italy)
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Tagline:
An intimate portrait and an epic story of the courage we discover, the innocence we surrender, and the memories we cherish.....forever. more
Plot:
A woman provokes sensual awakenings in a group of adolescent boys. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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16 nominations
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(4 articles)
Venice Film Festival 2009: Giuseppe Tornatore’s BAARÌA to open 66th Festival
(From Twitch. 12 June 2009, 3:12 AM, PDT)
Sicily Visits Venice: Tornatore's Baaria to Open 66th Venice Film Festival
(From ioncinema. 10 June 2009)
(From Twitch. 12 June 2009, 3:12 AM, PDT)
Sicily Visits Venice: Tornatore's Baaria to Open 66th Venice Film Festival
(From ioncinema. 10 June 2009)
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Cinematographic Symphony
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Monica Bellucci | ... | Malèna Scordia |
 | Giuseppe Sulfaro | ... | Renato Amoroso |
| Luciano Federico | ... | Renato's Father |
| Matilde Piana | ... | Renato's Mother |
| Pietro Notarianni | ... | Professor Bonsignore |
| Gaetano Aronica | ... | Nino Scordia |
| Gilberto Idonea | ... | Avvocato Centorbi (as Gilberto Idone) |
| Angelo Pellegrino | ... | Segretario politico |
 | Gabriella Di Luzio | ... | Mantenuta del Barone |
| Pippo Provvidenti | ... | Dott. Cusimano |
| Maria Terranova | ... | Moglie Dott. Cusimano |
| Marcello Catalano | ... | Lieutenant Cadel |
| Elisa Morucci | ... | Lupetta |
| Domenico Gennaro | ... | Farmacista |
| Vitalba Andrea | ... | Moglie farmacista |
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality/nudity, language and some violence.
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Runtime:
109 min | USA:92 min (heavily cut) | Turkey:84 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Iceland:12 |
Malaysia:18SX |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-15 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Italy:T |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 (re-rating) |
Portugal:M/16 (original rating) |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Continuity: Renato's bike changes position when he helps Malena pick up oranges.
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Quotes:
Renato's Mother:
But he'll have no pockets!
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Referenced in One Minutes (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Ma l'amore no
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Malena is a beautiful and deeply touching film. It is a masterful combination of sites, sounds and colors. The two leading actors (Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro) are simply excellent at what they are supposed to convey in this movie. Apart from her truly majestic elegance, Monica Bellucci invests her character (Malena) with an aura of tragedy, of some profound and unrelenting emotional trauma and pain which remains unspoken throughout the film and reaches its climax at the very end. Malena's stunningly beautiful eyes remain constantly downcast, and her face -- tense and pierced through by psychic pain (she rarely raises her face, let alone speaks words). Renato (the teenage boy) wins his audience by his incredibly pure and valiant love for Malena (this affection he carries in his heart for several years). She becomes his muse, his courage, his sense of honor, his whole rationale for confronting difficult and disruptive life of the war-torn Italy. I agree completely with another commentator who said that the ending of the movie is perhaps one of the most genuinely melancholic moments in modern cinematography. Simply brilliant. Superb music! This movie should be watched several times to be fully appreciated.