In the elementary school library, Mason, Jr. is using an original "Bondi blue" iMac. This debuted in 1998 and was very popular in schools. As seen by the instructions from the teacher, the school is using a kid-proofing shell.
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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This was the final film to be written by Luciano Vincenzoni.
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After production on the film was completed, Monica Bellucci was cast as Persephone in [The Matrix Reloaded](/category/1020/the-matrix-reloaded) (2003) and [The Matrix Revolutions](/category/1189/the-matrix-revolutions) (2003) the sequels to the blockbuster The Matrix (1999).
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Giuseppe Sulfaro stated in a interview that he had never seen a live naked woman and that Monica Bellucci was the first.
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Although Renato is 12 years old in the film, Giuseppe Sulfaro was 15 years old when the film was in production and he is 3 years older than his on-screen character.
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Renato's father takes Renato to a brothel so Renato can have sex with a prostitute. By doing this, Renato's father broke the law as it is against the law for an underage minor below the age of 14 to have sex. Moreover, people under 18 were not allowed in brothels.
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Monica Bellucci had to learn Sicilian for the role, a dialect that is noticeably different from her native Italian.
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Plot resembles to Summer 42 (1971).
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Giuseppe Sulfaro was actually naked in the sex scene between Renato and Lupeta the prostitute and no body double was used.
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Highly censored in countries such as the USA and UK. Uncut Italian version is 105 minutes (PAL) while the UK version is heavily cut to 88 minutes (PAL), which becomes 92 minutes in the USA due to NTSC slowdown. Meaning more than 16% of its run-time is cut.
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Malena - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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