意大利西西里島
Malèna 西西里的美麗傳說
The film is set in Sicily in 1940 during World War II just as Italy enters the war. Malena's husband, Nino Scordia, leaves to serve in the military. She learns that her husband has been killed. Malena tries to cope with her loss, as the town she has moved to tries to deal with this beautiful woman who gets the attention of all the local men, including the 12-year-old Renato. However, in spite of the gossip, she continues to be faithful to her husband. Renato becomes obsessed with Malena and starts fantasizing about her.
Renato continues to watch as she suffers from grief. Malena is shunned by the townspeople who begin to believe the worst about her, simply because of her beauty...
二戰時期西西里島上寧靜的小鎮,美艷動人的婦人瑪蓮娜(莫妮卡•貝魯奇飾),撩著波浪長發,穿著時髦的短裙絲襪,踏著誘惑的高跟鞋,煙視媚行,征服了鎮上所有男人,也包括年僅十三歲的維利圖,他悄悄地成為她的小跟班,如影隨形地跟蹤、窺視她的生活。她搖曳的倩影、她聆聽的和音樂、她貼身的衣物……都成為這個被荷爾蒙淹沒的少年,最真實、最美好的情欲幻想……
然而,戰爭雖然沒有過多影響小鎮人們的生活,卻給瑪蓮娜帶來了災難,她變成了寡婦,成為男子們話題的中心和目光的焦點,更是女人們熱烈嫉妒的對象。她成了不折不扣的禍水,與父親斷絕了關系,被送上法庭,失去了財產,生活困頓,不得不屈服于男性的世界中,以美貌求得生存……