"Malena" is about many things....the people of a small Sicilian town during WWII; a woman scorned by the town's women and admired by the town's men for her sensual beauty; and a pubescent boy's obsession with the woman as he comes of age. Obviously the product of a talented auteur because of its technical and artistic excellence and its many poignant moments, "Malena" fails to focus clearly on its story such that the end result is somewhat less than the sum of its parts. The director of "Cinema Paradiso", Giuseppe Tornatore, doesn't deliver a cogent product in "Malena" though the film has its moments. Recommended for more mature males.
