The film Malèna explores the theme of beauty as a curse through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy named Renato, who witnesses the arrival of Malèna in his town on the same day he begins to experience the perils of war and receives a new bike.
Malena
In a small, conservative Italian town during wartime, a young boy's life is turned upside down by his infatuation with Malèna, a captivating and alluring woman who is the subject of local gossip and fascination.
