SnoopyStyle It's 1940 Castelcuto, Sicily. Mussolini has just declared war on France and Britain. Renato is a 12 year old boy. He gets a new bike and joins a group of local boy. They are obsessed with Nino's new wife Malèna Scordia (Monica Bellucci). He starts spying on her and having erotic dreams about her. Her husband dies in the war. In the town, the men are obsessed and the women are jealous. Rumors of affairs with married men lead to a court trial.If this is a story about Malèna, it could be something great. However, she's really more of an object and what a beautiful object she is. This is really a coming of age story about Renato. We're seeing Malèna through his eyes. In many ways, he has to be more compelling as a character played by a more charismatic actor. He needs to have friends to play with. He needs to have connections other than an imaginary one with Malèna. There has to more satisfying conversations. He's obsessed with a naked Monica Bellucci. Who isn't? That probably is worth some extra points somehow.

lunablacklight First of all, if there is any mistakes in my grammar I apologize. English is not my first language. The film is a piece of art in many topics. Bellucci's character was perfect for her. Most of all because her character winks her real life career and stereotypes. It would be perfect if at the end, Malena will return as she has always been. Not as a prudent married woman. The film is great but after all the exaggeration with her sex appeal and the city people obsession that was most at all misogynist. The least that the plot should did was to make a strong statement about women reality and oppression conditions. And for more reasons because of the historic and political moment where the story takes place. This diminish the film significance for me.

Lambysalamby Wow, just finished this, totally blown away. This is a shining example of European film. You just do not get movies like this from Hollywood. It must easily be one of the best films I have ever seen. (and I have seen a lot!)This is a deeply sad movie which you could actually compare to the Elephant Man, albeit for beauty, not ugliness, I won't say any more about the story than that.The direction, cinematography and the score here are all flawless but the most amazing thing about this film was Monica Belluci, her subtle performance is beautiful and I could not imagine another actress in the role..The thing that is so poignant about the performance she gave is that she has very little dialogue at all, but the deep sorrow you could see on her face and in her eyes was astonishing.Overall: You'd be hard pressed to find a better film today so watch this one. It's an unforgettable masterpiece and I'm speechless.

Milad KhKh The movie focused on a worthless boy who fell in so called «Love» with a worthless woman (((whose husband left her alone to go fight the meaningless war. Her husband cared for other people more than his own wife. He knew that his wife would become a whore someday if he leave her alone with those meaningless people without a non-deaf person and enough money.))) but it seems that Malena doesn't even know that that boy exists; The boy doesn't have the courage to tell her how bad he loves to f**k her soft white ass up, so the boy starts masturbating. Masturbating, masturbating and masturbating. «He» masturbated and «They» masturbated. Everyone masturbated!The boy's father finds his son having Malena's panties in his mouth, so he gets beaten up by his father!The boy's father finds out that his son's penis has grown longer and thicker, so he take him to a place full of bi**hes, where he can choose who to f**k!They tell Malena's father that your daughter is a whore; Her father says OK!Malena has no more money now. So she become a Whore! -As for the boy, still masturbating!Malena gets beaten up by those meaningless people in the public, so she leaves the town! Her father? Doesn't hear her! The boy? Watching his «LOVE!» gets beaten up. His reaction? Still watching... . Is he a true Lover? Of course!Malena is leaving the town - the boy? Watching...Her husband comes back to the town with only one hand (left one), looking for his wife, but his wife is gone now, so he go to find her and take a her back to where she was.The next film: Malena comes back to the town with his husband arm to arm, and starts a new life with him and with the best people she has ever faced!Result: Sucked.