Review of Malena (2000) by Todd R. Ramlow for PopMatters — 28 Dec 2000
The success of Malèna lies in how both Renato and Malèna's bodies and stories become national bodies and national stories, and in its negotiation of a delusional nostalgia for an Edenic, pre-Mussolini Italy in a post-Auschwitz world.
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This review of Malena (2000) was written by Todd R. Ramlow and published by PopMatters on 28 Dec 2000.
Malena has generally received positive reviews.
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