Malèna

[saurabh]

A woman provokes sensual awakenings in a group of adolescent boys.

On the day in 1940 that Italy enters the war, two things happen to the 12-year-old Renato: he gets his first bike, and he gets his first look at Malèna, a beautiful, silent outsider who's moved to this Sicilian town to be with her husband Nico who promptly goes off to war, leaving her to the lustful eyes of the men and the sharp tongues of the women.

During the next few years, as Renato grows toward manhood, he watches Malèna suffer and prove her mettle: her loneliness, then grief when Nico is reported dead, the effects of slander on her relationship with her father, her poverty and search for work, and final humiliations.

Although the dialogues are in either Italian/French. The movie has got its share of humour and grief and was nominated for the Oscars.

Starring as Malèna, the beautiful Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro as Renato.

A must to watch for everyone, but not suitable for kids. :T

[Ovation]

Did you watch the American or European version? There are 10 or so minutes edited out of the American version (mostly to remove nudity :roll: --funny how gratuitous violence is hardly ever edited out of films, but I digress).

I've added it to my ziplist, but I'm a little peeved at the "censorship patrol".

[saurabh]

It was Region 1 version.

Did you watch the American or European version? There are 10 or so minutes edited out of the American version (mostly to remove nudity :roll: --funny how gratuitous violence is hardly ever edited out of films, but I digress).

I've added it to my ziplist, but I'm a little peeved at the "censorship patrol".