Malena Reviews

Malena Review
by edwin jahiel
MALENA (Italy, 2000) *** Directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore from a story by Luciano Vincenzoni. Photography, Lajos Koltai. Editing, Massimo Quaglia. Art direction, Francesco Frigeri. Sets, Bruno Cesari. Costumes, Maurizio Millenotti. Music,...more

Malena Review
by edwin jahiel
MALENA (Italy, 2000) *** Directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore from a story by Luciano Vincenzoni. Photography, Lajos Koltai. Editing, Massimo Quaglia. Art direction, Francesco Frigeri. Sets, Bruno Cesari. Costumes, Maurizio Millenotti. Music,...more

Malena Review
by Susan Granger
Susan Granger's review of "MALENA" (Miramax Films) From Giuseppe Tornatore ("Cinema Paradiso"), this coming-of-age W.W.II allegory is told from the perspective of a 13 year-old Sicilian boy who is sexually obsessed with Malena, the...more

Malena Review
by Julia Levin
Even the great can stumble. Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso) adapted his new film Malèna from a story by Luciano Vincenzoni (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), yet the whole thing comes off like a loud and humorless ripoff of Federico Fellini's...more