The Legend of the Beautiful Sicily

Giuseppe Tornatore
Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana, Pietro Notarianni, Gaetano Aronica, Gilberto Idonea, Angelo Pellegrino, Gabriella Di Luzio, Pippo Provvidenti, Maria Terranova, Marcello Catalano, Elisa Morucci, Domenico Gennaro, Vitalba Andrea, Giuseppe Pattavina, Franco Catalano
2000
Italy, USA
Completed
Italian, English, Latin
108 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asMalèna,is aItaly, USAProducerwomen sex,At2000Released in year
。The dialogue language isItalian, English, Latin,Current Douban rating8.9(For reference only)。
When I was just thirteen, on that day in late spring of 1941, I first saw her, the day Mussolini declared war on Britain and France, and I got my first bicycle. She, with her wavy, shiny black hair, wearing the most fashionable short skirt and stockings, walking in seductive high heels, arrived in the tranquil sunny town of Sicily. Every move she made attracted attention and sparked imagination; every smile and frown fascinated men and provoked envy in women. Malèna, like a goddess, conquered this seaside paradise. At just thirteen, Renaldo couldn't help but fall into the whirlpool that Malèna stirred. He not only rode his bike through every corner of the town with older teenagers, searching for Malèna's alluring figure and diverse charms, but also quietly became her unaware little follower, shadowing and spying on her life. Her swaying silhouette, the music she listened to, her intimate garments became the most genuine and beautiful erotic fantasies for this hormone-drenched boy. However, through Renaldo's eyes, we also saw Malèna fall into an increasingly dark situation. She became a widow, and in the eyes of the townspeople, she turned into an absolute disaster, bringing lust, jealousy, and rage. A storm mixed with desire and fury began to sweep through this small town that had been untouched by war. Malèna descended step by step into despair, severing ties with her father, being taken to court, and losing all her possessions. This forced the naive, inexperienced Renaldo to face the brutality and ruthlessness of human nature in this simple town. Looking at Malèna, who had lost everything, Renaldo unexpectedly mustered courage he had never felt before, deciding to use his own strength in an unimaginable way to help Malèna out of the mire of life…