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.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Medusa Film
Language
it
Status
Released
How Malena performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$14.5M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Malèna Scordia
Monica Bellucci
Malèna Scordia
Renato Amoroso
Giuseppe Sulfaro
Renato Amoroso
Renato's Father
Luciano Federico
Renato's Father
Renato's Mother
Matilde Piana
Renato's Mother
Prof. Bonsignore
Pietro Notarianni
Prof. Bonsignore
Nino Scordia
Gaetano Aronica
Nino Scordia
Centorbi, the Lawyer
Gilberto Idonea
Centorbi, the Lawyer
Political Secretary
Angelo Pellegrino
Political Secretary
Baron's Lover
Gabriella Di Luzio
Baron's Lover
Dr. Cusimano
Pippo Provvidenti
Dr. Cusimano
Dr. Cusimano's Wife
Maria Terranova
Dr. Cusimano's Wife
Lieutenant Cadei
Marcello Catalano
Lieutenant Cadei
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