Malena (DVD Italian)

On the day in 1940 that Italy enters the war, two things happen to the 12-year-old Renato (Giuseppe Sulfaro): he gets his first bike, and he gets his first look at Malna (Monica Bellucci). She is a beautiful, silent outsider who's moved to this Sicilian town to be with her husband, Nico. He promptly goes off to war, leaving her to the lustful eyes of the men and the sharp tongues of the women. During the next few years, as Renato grows toward manhood, he watches Malna suffer and prove her mettle. He sees her loneliness, then grief when Nico (Gaetano Aronica)is reported dead, the effects of slander on her

Nominated for 2 Oscars.16 nominations