Malena

Resource Information

The work Malena represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Georgetown Peabody Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Malena

Statement of responsibility

Miramax Films and Medusa Film present a Medusa Film/Miramax Films production, a film by Giuseppe Tornatore ; producers, Harvey Weinstein, Carlo Bernasconi ; screenplay writer and director, Giuseppe Tornatore

Contributor

• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Medusa Films (Firm)
• Miramax Films
• Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Bellucci, Monica, 1968-
• Bernasconi, Carlo
• Frederico, Luciano
• Frigeri, Francesco
• Koltai, Lajos
• Millenotti, Maurizio
• Morricone, Ennio
• Plana, Matilde
• Quaglia, Massimo
• Sulfaro, Giuseppe
• Tornatore, Giuseppe, 1956-
• Vincenzoni, Luciano
• Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-

Subject

• Coming of age -- Drama
• Feature films
• Foreign films
• Video recordings
• Videodiscs
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy | Sicily -- Drama

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Foreign films
• Video recordings

Language

• ita
• eng
• ita

Summary

Set in a small Sicilian town during WWII, the story centers on Renato, a 13-year-old boy with a coming of age fantasy life who falls hard for the town's ultra-beautiful twentysomething, Malena

Additional physical form

Also issued on VHS.

Awards note

David di Donatello Award: 2001, David - Best Cinematography (Migliore Direttore della Fotografia) (Lajos Koltai)

Cataloging source

TEF

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Lajos Koltai ; editors, Massimo Quaglia ; original music, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Maurizio Millenotti ; art director, Francesco Frigeri

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

Italian dialogue, English subtitles

PerformerNote

Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Frederico, Matilde Plana

Runtime

92

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action