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"Ernesto" "Genuinely erotic and lushly mounted! Impeccably crafted with wit and not a little wisdom, Ernesto is the most complex rendition of homosexuality yet to reach the screen." - Richard Goldstein, Village Voice. Set in the Italian port of Trieste in 1911, Ernesto is the coming-of-age chronicle of 17 year-old Ernesto, a handsome office clerk who dreams of becoming a violinist. An unexpected tryst with a sensitive dock worker opens the youth to feelings he has previously been afraid to confront. Several months later, Ernesto's chance encounter with Ilio, a striking 15 year-old violin student, blossoms into a love affair. Their delicate relationship is further complicated, however, by the amorous advances of Ilios's twin sister. Directed by Salvatore Semperi, this multi-million dollar Spanish-Italian co-production is considered by international critics among the most significant gay-themed motion pictures ever made. Michele Placido's compassionate, understated performance as the tormented dock worker won him the Best Actor Award at the 1979 Berlin Film Festival. "Lush, intensely romantic!" - San Francisco Chronicle. "Ernesto is a movie to hold your breath through!" - Christopher Street. With Martin Halm, Michele Placido and Virna Lisi. Italian with English subtitles, color. 98 minutes.
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