Ernesto (film)
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| Directed by | Salvatore Samperi |
| Produced by |
Jose Frade Michael Fengler |
| Written by |
Umberto Saba (original book) Barbara Alberti Amadeo Paganini |
| Starring |
Martin Halm Virna Lisi |
| Music by | Carmelo Bernaola |
| Cinematography | Camillo Bazzoni |
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Release date
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1979 |
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Running time
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98 minutes |
| Country | Italy Spain Germany |
| Language | Italian |
Ernesto is a 1979 film directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Martin Halm and Virna Lisi.
Ernesto (Martin Halm), a 17-year-old Jew of the 1911-Italy, lives with his mother, under the tutorship of his uncle in Trieste. Ernesto works at some office, and there he meets a stableboy (Michele Placido) who infatuates him so both. so they end up in an intense sexual relationship. This ends as, by chance, Ernesto has a sexual intercourse with a prostitute. Ernesto renounces then, to take lessons of violin instead. There, he meets the 15-year-old Emilio, by whom Ernesto gets acquainted with his twin sister Rachel (Lara Wendel). Ernesto and Rachel are married.
The film was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where Michele Placido won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
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