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A few days later, Nino Scordia returns to town, to the shock of all the residents. When the war ends, the women of the village gather and, out of jealousy and hatred, publicly beat and humiliate Malena, who shortly after leaves for Messina. His mother and the older ladies of the town think that he has been possessed by the devil and take him to church to exorcise the "demons." His father however understands that he is suffering from sexual hunger and takes him to a brothel Renato has sex with one of the prostitutes while fantasizing that she is Malena. Renato sees her in the company of two German officers and faints. When the German army comes to town, Malena gives herself to Germans as well. Malena's poverty finally forces her to succumb to the greed and malice of the town and she becomes a prostitute, making the wives' fantasies about her a reality. The only man Malena does have an innocent romance with, an army officer, is sent away because of the trial. The wife of the local dentist takes her to court, but Malena is acquitted. She falls on hard times and eventually has no money. The village is bombed and Malena's father is killed. When a slanderous letter about her sexual morals reaches his hands, their relationship suffers a catastrophic blow. She visits her father, an almost deaf professor of Latin, regularly and helps him with his household chores. Malena is shunned by the townspeople and the unattractive, jealous women of the Italian village, who begin to believe the worst about her, simply because of her beauty. Renato continues to watch as she suffers from loneliness and grief. The silent, distractingly beautiful outsider learns one day that her husband has been killed. Renato becomes obsessed with Malena and starts fantasizing about her while masturbating. However, in spite of the villagers' gossip, she continues to be faithful to her husband. Malena feels sad and tries to cope with her loss, as the town she has just moved to tries to deal with this beautiful woman who gets the attention and lustful stares of all the local men, including the 12-year-old Renato. Malena's husband, Nino Scordia, leaves to serve in the military.