Malena
Too young to be a widow, too beautiful to be alone.
12-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the beginning of the Second World War, getting a bike, and witnessing the arrival of the gorgeous Malèna.Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is presumed dead, and, through his soul, we see his love for her.
- Director
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $14M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
18 billed performers
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12-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the beginning of the Second World War, getting a bike, and witnessing the arrival of the gorgeous Malèna. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is presumed dead, and, through his soul, we see his love for her.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director
Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerJameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
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- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $14M
- Release date
- Oct 27, 2000
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- Italy, United States of America
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