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Malena (2000)

Malena (2000)

Malèna
R 109 minutes IT Drama
Too young to be a widow, too beautiful to be alone.
During WWII, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.
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