Malèna gets the news that her husband is killed, adding grief to her isolation. When his parents find it in his bedroom, they become upset and try to break his fixation.
To fuel his erotic fantasies, he steals some of her underwear from her clothes line. Renato becomes obsessed with Malèna, spying on her in her house and stalking her when she leaves it. She keeps an eye on her infirm old father who lives alone, until he gets an anonymous note slandering her, upon which he rejects her. Because of her looks and her solitary state, she is an object of lust for all the town’s men and of hatred for its women. Her husband is in the forces in Africa, fighting the British, and she lives alone. He said, "Of all the girls who asked me if I remember them, the only one I remembered is the one who did not ask." The audience is left not knowing if Malena ever realizes Renato's feelings for her.Movie Name :Malena Language :Italian IMDB Rating : 7.5/10 Director : Giuseppe Tornatore Starring :Monica Bellucci,Giuseppe Sulfaro Genre :Romance,War On June 10, 1940, in a little Sicilian town of Castelcuto, 12-year-old Renato experiences three major events: Italy enters World War II he gets a new bike and he first sees the beautiful and sensual young woman known as Malèna, who is the most desired of the town. Malena) and rides off on his bicycle, looking back at her for a final time, as she walks away, with the retrospective thought that he has not forgotten her, even after a few years. Afterwards he wishes her "Buona fortuna, Signora Malena" (good luck, Mrs. In the last scene near the beach, Renato helps her pick up some oranges that had dropped from her shopping bag. Though still beautiful, they think of her as no threat claiming that she had wrinkles near her eyes and put on some weight. The villagers, especially the women, astonished at her courage, begin to talk to "Signora Scordia" with respect. Renato tells him through an anonymous letter about Malena's whereabouts. He finds his house occupied by people displaced by the war. A few days later, Nino Scordia returns to town, to the shock of all the residents. When the war ends, the women of the village gather and, out of jealousy and hatred, publicly beat and humiliate Malena, who shortly after leaves for Messina. His mother and the older ladies of the town think that he has been possessed by the devil and take him to church to exorcise the "demons." His father however understands that he is suffering from sexual hunger and takes him to a brothel Renato has sex with one of the prostitutes while fantasizing that she is Malena. Renato sees her in the company of two German officers and faints. When the German army comes to town, Malena gives herself to Germans as well. Malena's poverty finally forces her to succumb to the greed and malice of the town and she becomes a prostitute, making the wives' fantasies about her a reality. The only man Malena does have an innocent romance with, an army officer, is sent away because of the trial. The wife of the local dentist takes her to court, but Malena is acquitted. She falls on hard times and eventually has no money. The village is bombed and Malena's father is killed. When a slanderous letter about her sexual morals reaches his hands, their relationship suffers a catastrophic blow. She visits her father, an almost deaf professor of Latin, regularly and helps him with his household chores. Malena is shunned by the townspeople and the unattractive, jealous women of the Italian village, who begin to believe the worst about her, simply because of her beauty. Renato continues to watch as she suffers from loneliness and grief. The silent, distractingly beautiful outsider learns one day that her husband has been killed. Renato becomes obsessed with Malena and starts fantasizing about her while masturbating. However, in spite of the villagers' gossip, she continues to be faithful to her husband. Malena feels sad and tries to cope with her loss, as the town she has just moved to tries to deal with this beautiful woman who gets the attention and lustful stares of all the local men, including the 12-year-old Renato. Malena's husband, Nino Scordia, leaves to serve in the military. The film is set in 1940 during World War II just as Italy enters the war.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
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