The film begins in Sicily in 1940 during World War II just as Italy enters the war. A young boy, 12-year old Renato, experiences three major events in one day: First, Italy goes to war, second, he gets a new bike, and third, he first sees the beautiful lady, Malena. Malena's husband, Nino Scordia, has been taken away to fight in Africa and Malena is left alone with her father, an elderly and almost-deaf man. Malena tries to cope with her loneliness, as the town she has moved to tries to deal with this beautiful woman who gets the attention of all the local men, including Renato. However, in spite of the gossip, she continues to be faithful to her husband. Renato becomes obsessed with Malena and starts fantasizing about her. His fantasies become increasingly elaborate and he becomes obsessed with the shy young woman, peeping in her window often as she waits sadly for her beloved husband to return. Renato eventually steals Malena's underwear and begins to fantasize about her in bed, to the horror of his parents. They do everything to stop his behavior, but it is all in vain.
Malena soon receives word that her husband has been killed and her grief consumes her. Renato continues to watch Malena as she suffers from grief. Malena is shunned by the townspeople who begin to believe the worst about her, simply because of her beauty. Women spread terrible rumors and men encourage the rumors by lurking around the poor widow, who does nothing to defend herself; she just wants to be left alone.
She visits her father regularly and helps him with his chores, but when a slanderous letter reaches his hands, their relationship suffers a catastrophic blow. Things only get worse when the wife of the local dentist takes Malena to court, accusing her of having an affair with her husband, but Malena is acquitted. Court is told that Malena is being harassed for being beautiful as other ladies feel insecure and threatened by her. The only man that the lonely and sad Malena has a romance with, an army officer, is sent away after saying he and Malena were "just friends". The betrayal cuts deeply, but Malena says nothing to condemn the officer. After her acquittal, Malena's lawyer Centorbi comes to her home and asks for a dance and during the dance, using her unpaid legal fee as leverage, rapes her while Renato peeps in from outside her house.
Renato increasingly sees himself as Malena's protector, but he does not even realize that his views of her are little better than those of the townspeople. While he asks God to protect her and personally performs little acts of vengeance against those who slander Malena, he takes no time to realize how Malena herself feels. He even rationalizes the rape as a choice Malena made to pay her legal fee.
Meanwhile, the war reaches Sicily and the town is bombed. Malena's father dies and she is left completely alone. Desperate for food, Malena's poverty finally forces her to become a prostitute. She cuts off her long black hair and begins to dress provocatively. When the German army comes to town, Malena gives herself to Germans as well. The townspeople smugly watch as she is forced into the role of whore; they are almost more content now than when she was a virtuous young wife. Renato sees her in the company of two German officers and faints. His mother and the older ladies think that he has been possessed and take him to church for an exorcism. His father however takes him to a brothel; Renato has sex with one of the prostitutes while fantasizing that she is Malena.
When the war ends and the Americans arrive, the women gather and publicly beat and humiliate Malena viciously, forcefully shaving her hair and stripping her in the square. A depressed Malena leaves for Messina to escape further persecution. A few days later, Nino Scordia, Malena's husband, returns looking for her, to the shock of all the residents. He finds his house occupied by people displaced by the war and nobody willing to tell him what became of his wife. Renato tells him through an anonymous letter about Malena's whereabouts and the fact that she always loved only him and all the rumors about her cheating were not true. Nino goes to Messina to find her and a year later they are seen walking down the street, Nino proudly arm-in-arm with his still-beautiful wife. The villagers, especially the women, astonished at her courage, begin to talk to "Signora Scordia" with respect. Though still beautiful, they think of her as no threat, claiming that she has wrinkles near her eyes and has put on some weight. Malena, however, is as shy as ever and wary of the attention after her experiences.
In the last scene near the beach, Renato helps her pick up some oranges that had dropped from her shopping bag. Afterwards he wishes her "Buona fortuna, Signora Malena" (good luck, Mrs. Malena) and rides off on his bicycle, looking back at her for a final time, as she walks away. This is the first and only time they speak to each other in the movie. As this final scene fades out, an adult Renato's voice-over reflects that he has not forgotten Malena, even after the passage of so many years. He says, according to the English subtitles, "Time has passed and I have loved many women. And as they've held me close and asked if I will remember them, I believed in my heart that I would. But the only one I've never forgotten, is the one who never asked ... Malena"
haha...bapak hero terpaksa carikan bayarkan pelacur untuk anaknya sebab bosan anak dia maen melancap hari-hari kat rumah...selpas pegi skodeng malena aka Monica Bellucci vogel yang begitu mengagumi sosok Malena, mengikuti kemana saja Malena pegi, saat Malena sendirian di rumah, hingga terbawa dalam mimpi. tapi sayang vulu2 ari si monica nampak berserabot.Yang bagus satu jer cerita ni, barulah kita tahu, as perempuan apa lelaki remaja fikirkan pada usia mereka. Sekarang baru aku faham kenapa katil sebelah bilik abang asyik bunyi2 tengah malam ...
ada DVD dalam Simpanan saya... tak jemu tengok....
pada pendapat saya tentang filem ini watak budak berumur 13 tahun '' Renato '' walaupun suka dekat Malena dan selalu mengendap dan berangan.
tapi ketika itu itali menyertai jerman pada perang dunia kedua.... Renato tak sanggup melihat tubuh Malena diratah oleh lain yang mengambil kesempatan terhadap kesusahan hidup Malena..
di akhir cerita Renato berusaha berhubung dengan suami Malena yang baru pulang dari perang.. dan menyatukan Malena dan suaminya.. Last edited by HangPC2 on 30-11-2014 07:45 AM
bluezink posted on 30-11-2014 02:59 AM
haha...bapak hero terpaksa carikan bayarkan pelacur untuk anaknya sebab bosan anak dia maen melancap ...
Melalui Malena, aku melihat ada 3 peperangan yang utama. 3 Peperangan ini, diolah, diadun dalam character yang berbeda. Peperangan yang lebih kureng sama, namun dipertonton dalam konteks yang berbeza..Renato, budak llakiyang baru berumur 12 tahun, “struggle” majnun khusyuk dan menikmati khayal tubuh Malena, yang nyata meleleh mengiur lagi mengasyikkan. Peperangan nafsu ini biasa bagi remaja lelaki yang meningkat dewasa. Kematangan membezakan manusia dalam perang nafsu, kalau tak, masakan mereka “bertanding” melihat sapa punya yang lebih panjang?
Renato terperangkap antara “lust” dan “love”. Kecintaannya pada Malena menjerumus dirinya dalam lautan nafsu. Untuk seorang budak lelaki yang sedang membesar serba serbi, kita boleh maafkan dia.Malena, yang cantik mulus, malang dikatakan kematian suami dalam perang. Janda cantik ini awalnya menjadi rebutan setiap org namun akhirnya menjadi pelacur bukan kerana tewas dalam peperangan nafsu, tetapi sebaliknya demi sesuap nasi...opps sori demi sesuap roti. Peperangan Malena adalah antara hidup dan mati.
Malena sebenarnya berperang antara kesetiaan atau kecurangan pada "arwah" suaminya. Kerana desakan hidup, Malena tewas pada takdir. Malena tersungkur dalam peperangan “cinta” ini.
Bolehkah kita memberi kemaafan pada Malena seperti yang telah kita beri kepada Renato?...korang pikirlaa sendiri.Akhir, yang paling ultimate, apabila suami Malena pulang dari "kubur". Rupanya suaminya tak kiokk, salah rekod, salah orang barangkali. Suaminya pulang dengan harapan menemui isteri tercinta namun tidak seorang pun didalam kampung itu memberitahu dia tentang hal yang sebenar.
Renato menjadi wira .....disini. Kerana cintakan Malena, Renato, walaupun hanya melalui surat layang, Renato memberi semula kunci kehidupan kepada Malena dan somi terchentai ...abila dia memberitahu somi Malena akan hal yang sebenar. Mencintai seseorang adalah.. melepaskan ia pegi.Renato bertarung antara kejujuran dan kebohongan dalam diri. Renato memilih menjadi wira sejati. Peperangan dalamannya menuntut pengorbanan yang paling besar. Renato, merelakan segalanya.
Perajurit Chinta lebih sukar dari menjadi Asokar di medan perang. Asokar boleh mengangkat senjata, membawa keeta kebal atau menembak musuh dari jauh. Sebaliknya, Perajurit Chinta kadangkala tidak dapat melihat musuh di hadapan mata... kerana musuh yang sebenar-benar musuh, adalah diri sendiri.
Post time 28-11-2014 02:36 PM
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