Oscar-nominated cinematography and music color this sentimental coming-of-age tale set in WWII Italy. A 12-year-old boy (Giuseppe Sulfaro) learns about life and love when he develops a secret obsession with a beautiful but mysterious woman (Monica Bellucci) who provokes lust, jealousy and gossip in a coastal Sicilian village. Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana, Pietro Notarianni. Giuseppe Tornatore directed.