Ernesto (1978)
- Directed by
- Salvatore Samperi
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film, queer film
- Country
- Germany, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenage boy in early 1900s Trieste works at his uncle's business and begins a secret sexual and emotional relationship with an older laborer. He also starts to explore his Jewish identity and his artistic ambitions, caught between different worlds.
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What happens
Ernesto is a 1979 film directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Martin Halm. The movie is loosely based on Umberto Saba's novel of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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