In the 2000 film, Malena, the fantastical city of Castelcut\u00f2 is constructed using primarily images of Noto and Syracuse. \u00a0Like so many imaginary cinematographic locations, Castelcut\u00f2 represents a type of hyper-Sicily.\u00a0 In many ways the place is imagined to be a kind of co-protagonist in the storyline. \u00a0It creates a perfect Sicily, dense and full, where an abundance of stereotypes help to explain the characters in the film.\u00a0 Without a doubt the identifying crux that makes Castelcut\u00f2 recognizable is the Piazza Duomo of Ortygia and Syracuse. \u00a0The location is reiterated multiple times in the film and often represents Bellucci\u2019s \u201ccatwalk\u201d, animated by comments from the bystanders.\u00a0 This unchanging location works as a counterbalance to the protagonist\u2019s metamorphosis and parable up until the bitter end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the 2000 film, Malena, the fantastical city of Castelcut\u00f2 is constructed using primarily images of Noto and Syracuse. \u00a0Like so many imaginary cinematographic locations, Castelcut\u00f2 represents a type of hyper-Sicily.\u00a0 In many ways the place is imagined to be a kind of co-protagonist in the storyline. \u00a0It creates a perfect Sicily, dense and full, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-senza-categoria"],"yoast_head":"\n