The Beautiful Legend of Sicily
The Beautiful Legend of Sicily is an Italian romantic film released in 2000 and starring Monica Bellucci. Through the perspective of the teenager Renato, the film tells the story of Marlena, a beautiful young woman on the Italian island of Sicily during World War II. Monica Bellucci became an internationally anticipated actress for her sexy performance in the film.
Monica Anna Maria Bellucci
1. Synopsis
The film is set in the quiet town of Sicily in 1940, when Italy declared war on the Anglo-French Allies and joined World War II. The heroine Marlena's husband joined the army and did not return, and was considered dead. Marlena leaves her hometown and comes to this seaside town, where she attracts the attention of all men, including 12-year-old Renato.
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With wavy black shiny hair, fashionable short skirts and stockings, and high heels full of lust, Marlena came to the quiet sunny town of Sicily. Her every move is eye-catching and evocative, and her smile makes men intoxicated and women envious. Marlena, like a goddess, conquered this paradise on the seashore.
Marlena
Despite the constant gossip, Marlena has been loyal to her husband. And Renato quietly fell in love with this woman, tracking and peering into her life, falling into erotic fantasies.
The townspeople of the town avoidEd Marlena because of her beauty. Marlena's life is getting harder and harder.
Marlena regularly visits her father, a deaf Latin professor, to help him clean the housework. Yet a defamatory letter has struck their relationship to a freezing point. Just then, the fighting worsened, the town was bombed, and Marlena's father was killed. Marlena, who had lost her asylum, suddenly became the target of public criticism. The wife of the local dentist accused Marlena of having an affair with her husband, but Marlena was acquitted. In court, the judge told Marlena that her beauty made the rest of the town uneasy and threatening. After the court, Marlena's lawyer coerced Marlena into having a relationship with him with high legal fees. But Renato saw it all.
Marlena's poverty eventually forced her to become a prostitute. When the Nazi Germans came to town, she also entertained them. When Renato saw Marlena with two German officers, he fainted. Renato's mother, believing him to be possessed, took him to church to exorcise him. But Renato's enlightened father took him to a brothel. There, Renato imagined the prostitute in front of him as Marlena who thought about it day and night.
When World War II ended, local women humiliated and beat Marlena in public. Marlena left the town for Messina. A few days later, Marlena's husband returned to the town to look for Marlena. He saw his house occupied by displaced refugees. Renato wrote to tell Marlena's husband the truth: Marlena had always loved him, and the rumors were false. So Marlena's husband went to Messina to look for Marlena. A year later, they suddenly returned to town. The inhabitants of the town, especially the women, were amazed at their bravery. The devil sent God, and everyone lived in peace as if nothing had happened.
In the final scene of the film, by the beach, Renato helps Marlena pick up the oranges that have fallen from the bag. Then he said to Marlena, "Good luck, madame. Then he got on his bike and took one last look at Marlena. This is Renato's first and only conversation with Marlena in the film. As the screen faded out, a mature Renato voice sounded: "Over the years, there have been many girls who have said to me, 'Don't forget me,' but I have forgotten them. To this day, it's just her, which I'll never forget. ”
Renato
3. Monica Bellucci
Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born September 30, 1964) is an Italian actress and model in Castello, Wembleya, Italy. Monica Bellucci began modeling at the age of 13. Her initial ambition was to become a lawyer, study law at the University of Perugia, continue modeling work to pay for tuition, and finally graduate with honors. Bellucci is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish, and has performed in films in these languages.
Bellucci married Vincent Casso in 1999 and had two daughters. During her pregnancy, Bellucci took nude photo covers for Vanity Fair magazine in order to fight Italian law – married couples can only do IVF and can't use donated semen. The two divorced in 2013.
4. Movie evaluation
The film represents an insurmountable artistic peak of Italian cinema. The film is not simply "juvenile heart", but through Marlena's personal fate, it unfolds a critique of the Nazi movement in World War II and the passive and vulnerable situation of women in society.