Malena is such a beautiful movie. It shows the hardships of Malena, a beautiful Sicilian woman whose husband was away at war and her only true company in their Italian town was her kind and loving father. The people of the town never saw her for who she really was as a human. The men only lusted after her for her beauty, while this caused the women of the town to see her as an indecent woman and homebreaker. Rumours would go around the town about her without any real proof at all. The movie introduces the viewers to Renato, a twelve-thirteen year old boy of the same town. When he sees Malena for the first time, he too like the other men and boys, starts to develop feelings of lust for her. He gets wet-dreams every night thinking about her. His desire pushes him to see Malena often by spying on her everyday. Through the eyes of the boy, we get an insight of Malena's life and get to understand her for more than just the quiet sensual lady walking down the road. Though Renato initially only had lustful feelings for her, unlike the other townsfolk, he gradually grows to love her and tries to protect her in whatever little ways he could. We get to see how Malena endures unfair behaviour from the people when the news of her husband's death reaches the town, and how these cause her to transform to a new personality. Even though it seems she spends a few days peacefully after that, on the day of the end of the World War II, she is treated with extreme violence and public shaming by the women of the town. due to this, she leaves the town. Renato watches it all happen, unable to help her. After some days, Malena's husband returns in wounded condition. His news of death was false, he was only trapped in Africa. He finds their house filled by strangers, with no sight of Malena anywhere. He speaks to the town authority and the towns-people but no-one told him the truth. A man tells him about Malena in a very insulting manner and disrespects him even though he is a war-hero. Hurt by all this, he returns to his house to reside with the strangers. Renato, having followed him all day but not being courageous enough to tell him the truth face-to-face, drops a letter telling him of the train Malena had taken, and the fact that she had always loved her husband, no-one else. Finally, a year later, Malena returns to the town with her husband, leaving all the people in shock.The same people who had once disrespected her, now greeted them with false goodness. Their return was a powerful and brave step. Renato secretly follows her that day too but a small encounter happens. Then, he heads back quickly, thinking about how he would always remember her throughout his life.