Movie: Malena
March 24 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The movie was released in Italy in 2000, followed by a release in the US in 2001.
Giuseppe Tornatore also directed “Cinema Paradiso“, which was presented earlier as part of the Italian Movie Series. The movie, released as “Malèna” in Italy, was cut by 16 minutes to produce the US release as “Malena”. The two releases were nominated for a total of 28 awards, winning 7.
The story is of a boy coming of age: as Italy enters WWII, a teenage boy in a small, narrow-minded Sicilian town becomes obsessed with a young woman. Wikipedia’s write up on the movie notes that Rotten Tomatoes gives the movie an average rating of 5.4/10, with a critics consensus stating the movie “ends up objectifying the character of the movie’s title.” David Roony of Variety wrote that the film combines “… a coming-of-age story with the sad odyssey of a woman punished for her beauty, the film ultimately has too little depth, subtlety, …” (from Wikipedia)
- Length 1 hr 31 min; “R” rated
- Filmed in Sicily
- Film is in Italian with English captions
- Filmed in Sicily (Noto and Syracuse)
- Nominated for 2 Oscars (Best Cinematography; Best Music, Original Score)
- Nominated for 2 (US) Golden Globe Awards (USA: Best Foreign Language Film; USA: Best Original Score – Motion Picture )
- A trailer and additional information is available from IMDb
- The plot synopsis and other information on the film can be found on WikipediA
Tickets may be purchased at the theater at time of the show or online. For online purchases, see the United Theatre web site for the movie.