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Ernesto

Country: Italy | Spain | West Germany, Language: Italian, 98 mins

  • Director: Salvatore Samperi
  • Writer: Barbara Alberti; Amedeo Pagani
  • Producer: José Frade; Marco Tamburella

CGiii Comment

Considering when this was made - it is a bold and beautiful production.

At its heart is manipulation and greed.

Quite, quite stunning and - sadly - forgotten.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Triest in the year 1911. Ernesto is the priviliged, seventeen year old son of a jewish mother and a non-jewish father, who has deserted his family. He is raised by his uncle Giovanni and his moaning aunt Regina, who send him to work at the office of a trading company. Ernesto doesn't take his new job very serious, he wants to become a violin player. One day when he is alone in the storage, he is approached by a young stablehand, to whom he has given working orders before. They agree to meet. Ernesto is very aware of the sexual intentions of the man. He is curious and starts having sex with the man frequently. But after an overwhelming heterosexual experience with a prostitute, he decides to avoid any further contact with the man. He quits his job and concentrates on studying the violin. During a concert, Ernesto meets a 15 year old violin player of classic beauty called Emilio. The two boys start an intense friendship that is troubled by jealousy and possessiveness.

Cast & Characters

Virna Lisi as Ernesto's Mother;
Concha Velasco as Aunt Regina;
Michele Placido as The Man;
Turi Ferro as Carlo Wilder;
Martin Halm as Ernesto;
Lara Wendel as Ilio / Rachele;
Enrique San Francisco; Enrique Vivo;
Francisco Marso as Uncle Giovanni;
Renato Salvatori as Cesco;
Gisela Hahn as Mother of Ilio and Rachele