Giuseppe Pattavina was born on 31 July 1938 in Lentini, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for Malèna (2000), The Octopus (1984) and La governante (1974).
Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.