Malena

with monica belluci as the leading actress and historic sicily as the backdrop, this movie didn't even need a story and a plot.

Coincidentally, this could also be titled like my autobiography: "the boy who liked to watch"

Drama? - yes. Comedy? - I don't know

historic movie with beautiful Monica

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

Oh, Monica, you are perfection.

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.

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!

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:(

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

Reticent Monica Belluci and mall town in Sicily - I'm in!

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.

Bellucci is attractive and Sicily is gorgeous. A simplistic story with some fairly cookie-cutter stereotypes though. It's watchable but nothing special.

With such a great music and cinematography in a beautiful historic Sicily, the plot isn't even necessary anymore.

"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."

"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."

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.

So...all but 3 people in Italy are total cunts? :D

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If you have the hots for Monica Bellucci, this is the ultimate movie.

* Casting, Acting : 9 * Script : 9 * Directing, Aura : 9 * Ease of Viewing : 10 * Naked Eye : 7

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Italian movie. Beautiful story

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.

Not much here, really

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.

Voluptuous, sensual Monica Bellucci.

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 .

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.

I hope with this movie people will finally realize how mediocre and overrated Tornatore is as a director.