A coming-of-age tale set in 1940s Sicily, evocative of wartime attitudes. 12-year-old Renato is infatuated with the sultry Malena, who is left alone while her husband is off at war. Because of her seductive beauty, she becomes the target of the town gossip, slander and humiliation. From the director of Cinema Paradisio.  (ITL524, $32.99)