Malena

Rating:
Summary: Superb and inspiring movie with great artistic value.
Review: Malena is a symbolic movie carrying a thoughtful message about the negative repercussions of war. The events in the story of the film take place during World War II in Italy. Despite being an artsy movie, the filmmakers have successfully managed to build up the climax of the film with a great deal of realistic details yet vivid picture.

The story revolves around Malena (Monica Bellucci), a gorgeous woman who lives in a town in Italy during the war. She was left by her husband, who joined the army, to deal with the war's complicated circumstances all by her self.

My interpretation of the movie is that the story of Malena represents the historical events that took place in Italy during the war, which was abused by the foreign invading powers and cruelly mistreated by her own people.

This is one of the rare movies that tackle the implications of the nazi movement on a European nation as opposed to the usual holocaust stories.

I strongly recommend this movie.