Malèna (2000)
| Release Date | 27 October 2000 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | An intimate portrait and an epic story of the courage we discover, the innocence we surrender, and the memories we cherish.....forever. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | ItalyUSA |
| Filming Locations | Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| Language | Italian, Sicilian, English, Latin |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Coming-of-Age, Period Film, Romantic Drama |
| Themes | Small-Town Life, Women During Wartime, Prostitutes |
| Tones | Sensual, Nostalgic, Atmospheric, Bittersweet, Wistful |
| Tags | Community, Crush, Husband, Prostitute/prostitution, Sicilian, Soldier, Teenagers, War |
Malèna is a 2000 Italian romantic drama film starring Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro. It was directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore from a story by Luciano Vincenzoni.
Cast and Crew
Luciano Federico
Renato's Father
Matilde Piana
Renato's Mother
Pietro Notarianni
Professor Bonsignore
Gaetano Aronica
Nino Scordia
Gilberto Idonea
Avvocato Centorbi
Angelo Pellegrino
Segretario politico
Gabriella Di Luzio
Mantenuta del Barone
Pippo Provvidenti
Dott. Cusimano
Maria Terranova
Moglie Dott. Cusimano
Marcello Catalano
Lieutenant Cadel
Elisa Morucci
Lupetta
Domenico Gennaro
Farmacista
Vitalba Andrea
Moglie farmacista
Giuseppe Pattavina
Pretore
Franco Catalano
Negoziante
Daniele Arena
Agostino
Giovanni Litrico
Pinè
Gianluca Guarrera
Nicola
Michel Daniel Bramanti
Sasà
Giuseppe Zizzo
Tanino
Totò Borgese
Milite fascista
Emanuele Gullotto
Negoziante dischi
Aurora Quattrocchi
Tenutaria bordello
Claudia Muzi
1a Prostituta
Ornella Giusto
2a Prostituta
Conchita Puglisi
3a Prostituta
Noemi Giarratana
Sorella Renato
Paola Pace
1a Donna linciaggio
Lucia Sardo
2a Donna linciaggio
Noam Morgensztern
Two children
Director
Producer
Luciano Vincenzoni
story
Carlo Bernasconi
producer
Mario Cotone
line producer
Fabrizio Lombardo
executive producer
Teresa Moneo
executive producer
Rick Schwartz
executive producer
Mario Spedaletti
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Lajos Koltai
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Editor
Massimo Quaglia
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Casting Director
Adolfo Onorati
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Production Designer
Francesco Frigeri
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Set Decorator
Bruno Cesari
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Costume Designer
Maurizio Millenotti
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Makeup Department
Alessandro Bertolazzi
key makeup artist
Giusy Bovino
key hair stylist
Vincenzo Cardella
hair stylist
Placida Crapanzano
hair stylist
Hayat Ouled Dahhou
hair stylist
Eleonora Di Maulo
assistant makeup artist
Elisabetta Emidi
makeup artist
Gabriella Laurenzi
assistant hair stylist
Production Manager
Andrea Costantini
production manager
Marco Olivieri
unit manager
Paolo Pioggia
production manager
Fulvio Rossi
production manager
Rick Schwartz
executive in charge of production
Attilio Viti
production manager
Steve Barnett
post-production supervisor: US release
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alessandro Aronadio
second assistant director
Davide Cincis
assistant director
Alberto Mangiante
first assistant director
Barbara Pastrovich
second assistant director
Pietra Tornatore
assistant director
Art Department
Alberto Ciolfi
assistant painter
Mario De Paolis
stagehand
Pietro Fabbri
lead foreman
Ivano Ferrario
head plasterer
Alfonso Fortunati
head painter
Nello Giorgetti
interior designer
Claudio Magrini
head constructor
Stefano Morbidelli
props
Antonino Nastasi
head constructor
Biagio Nastasi
head constructor
Riccardo Passanisi
props
Flavio Popolizio
prop assistant
Thierry Poullain
prop assistant
Salvatore Saito
assistant interior designer
Monica Sallustio
designer, set designer
Fabio Sclauzero
stagehand
Domenico Sica
assistant set designer
Donato Tieppo
assistant interior designer
Doriano Torriero
stage foreman
Sound Department
Paolo Amici
sound effects editor
Cinzia Andrei
dubbing assistant
Benni Atria
sound editor
Dean Beville
sound editor: US domestic version
Italo Cameracanna
sound effects supervisor
Gaetano Carito
sound recordist, production sound mixer
Francesca Genevois
assistant to sound editor
Bruno Giacchetti
synchronization
Antonello Giorgiucci
sound dubbing
Valentina Guerra
synchronization
Claudio Marani
assistant sound editor
Pierpaolo Merafino
boom operator
Roberto Moroni
sound mixer
Massimo Puccio
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
David Quadroli
sound effects editor
Special Effects
Daniel Acon
special effects coordinator
Antonio Corridori
special effects supervisor
Maurizio Corridori
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Damiano Alberti
digital matte painter
Stefano Ballirano
senior digital artist
Avi Basuki
Inferno compositor
Federico Bozzano
digital matte painter
Stefano 'Brusco' Bruscolini
digital compositor
Marcello Buffa
digital post-production supervisor
David Bush
visual effects supervisor
Manfred Büttner
visual effects producer
Amedeo Califano
Domino artist
Maurizio Castellano
Domino artist
Sergio Cremasco
assistant colourist
Monica Di Sabatino
scanning and recording
Matteo Eleni
Inferno compositor
Nicola Fontana
computer graphics artist
Pietro Iodice
Domino artist
Armando Lombardo
compositor
George Maihöfer
digital artist
Guido Pappadá
computer graphics supervisor
Ivan Parillo
Domino artist
Christian Pezza
CG artist
Riccardo Russo
Domino artist
Franco Sgueglia
computer graphics supervisor
Fabrizio Volpi
visual effects supervisor
Stunts
Alberto Martello
stunts
Claudio Pacifico
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Renato Alfarano
director of photography: second unit
Massimo Barbona
grip
Giancarlo Checchi
electrician
Raffaele Chianese
assistant camera: second unit
Flaviano Biagioni Gazzoli
electrician
Giovanni Gebbia
Steadicam operator
Danilo Grazzani
assistant camera
Simone Iorio
assistant camera
Simone Lucchetti
electrician
Enrico Lucidi
camera operator, director of photography: second unit
Daniele Massaccesi
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Emanuele Mazzilli
assistant camera
Mauro Mura
electrician
Stefano Novelli
assistant camera: second unit
Francisco Pintore
focus puller: "b" camera, second assistant camera
Flaviano Ricci
grip
Marco Sacerdoti
focus puller: "a" camera, camera operator: "b" camera
Marta Spedaletti
assistant still photographer
Sergio Strizzi
still photographer
Giovanni Tancredi
electrician
Cristiano Trentini
electrician
Carlo Vinciguerra
gaffer
Francesco Zaccaria
gaffer
Casting Department
Federico Cori
extras casting
Vito Di Lorenzo
extras casting
David H. Kramer
adr voice casting
Massimo Malerba
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Giuseppe Avallone
assistant costume designer
Fabio Gorgoglione
assistant costume designer: second unit
Alfonsina Lettieri
costume collaborator
Valentina Monticelli
assistant costume designer
Sabina Rostri
head cutter
Editorial Department
Pasquale Cuzzupoli
color supervisor
Ugo De Rossi
associate editor
Claudio Misantoni
assistant editor: avid
Alessandro Quaglia
second assistant editor: avid
Pamela Quaglia
assistant splicing editor
Stefano Quaglia
assistant splicing editor
Roberta Schiavoni
negative cutter
Silvano Soldati
negative cutter
Music Department
Enrico DeMelis
music coordinator , music mixer
Angelo Giovagnoli
orchestra coordinator
Claudio Messina
score music producer
William Ross
music arranger: "You're Still You"
Fabio Venturi
music scoring engineer
Other Crew
Verena Balco
production coordinator
Massimo Bertucci
electronic foreman
Marcantonio Borghese
location manager
Lucia Bugoloni
production administrator
Enrico Cavallaro
production secretary
Fabio Ciotto
operator assistant
Erasmo Colucci
accountant
Valentina Cotone
production secretary
Franco Fantini
head administrator
Sebastian Grande
local production assistant
Nicoletta Maggi
production assistant: second unit
Alberto Mangiante
assistant to director
Cecilia Mazzá
production coordinator: second unit
Franco Minchella
production assistant: second unit
Angela Oddo
production secretary
Patrizia Pierucci
accountant
Francisco Pintore
operator assistant
Maria Antonietta Salvatori
head tailor
Fabio Scarselli
local production assistant
Enrico Sollazzo
production secretary
Gianluca Tittonel
production assistant: second unit
Vittorio Torrieri
head tailor
Agostino Varchi
assistant tailor
Thanks
Production Company
Medusa Produzione
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Miramax Films
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Pacific Pictures
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Distributor
A-Film Distribution
Buena Vista International
Concorde Filmverleih
Laurenfilm
Mars Distribution
Medusa Distribuzione
Miramax Films
New Films International
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RCV Film Distribution
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RCV Home Entertainment
United International Pictures (UIP)
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Special Effects
DYTE
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Interactive Group
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Interactive S.p.a.
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tvt. postproduction
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Miscellaneous
Solare Location & Casting
casting
Studio 16
sound effects
Virgin Records
soundtrack
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
A Pure Formality (1994)
Baarìa (2009)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Everybody's Fine (1990)
Il camorrista (1986)
Malèna
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
The Star Maker (1995)
The Unknown Woman (2006)
