Ernesto (film)
| Ernesto | |
|---|---|
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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 |
Release date | 1979 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country |
Italy Spain Germany |
| Language | Italian |
Ernesto is a 1979 film directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Martin Halm and Virna Lisi.
Plot
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.
Cast
- Virna Lisi - Ernesto's Mother
- Concha Velasco - Aunt Regina (as Conchita Velasco)
- Michele Placido - The Man
- Turi Ferro - Carlo Wilder
- Martin Halm - Ernesto
- Lara Wendel - Ilio / Rachele (US: Emilio / Rachel)
- Enrique San Francisco
- Enrique Vivó
- Francisco Marsó - Uncle Giovanni
- Renato Salvatori - Cesco
Awards
The film was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where Michele Placido won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.[1]
References
- ↑ "Berlinale 1978: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-14.