Malena (2000)

Movie: Malèna (2000)

• Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
• Release Date: 26 April 2001 (Hong Kong)
• Writers: Giuseppe Tornatore (writer) Luciano Vincenzoni (story)
• Run Time: 109 min | USA:92 min (heavily cut) | Turkey:84 min (TV version)
• Country: Italy , USA
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Romance , War  
• MPAA: Rated R for sexuality/nudity, language and some violence.

Tagline: An intimate portrait and an epic story of the courage we discover, the innocence we surrender, and the memories we cherish…..forever.  

Goofs: Continuity: The bike that Renato rides, suddenly has a modern derailleur-type chain tensioner at the rear at about 20-21 minutes into the film. At all other times, his bike has a fixed rear gear without the chain tensioner.
 

“On the day in 1940 that Italy enters the war, two things happen to the 12-year-old Renato: he gets his first bike, and he gets his first look at Mal