The Flavor of Corn

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The Flavor of Corn
12-year-old Duilio steals a chaste kiss from his handsome young teacher Lorenzo.
Il sapore del grano
Directed byGianni Da Campo
Written byGianni Da Campo
Produced byChantal Lenoble-Bergamo
Enzo Porcelli
StarringLorenzo Lena
Marco Mestriner
CinematographyEmilio Bestetti
Music byFranco Piersanti
Production
company
Antea Films & RAI
Distributed bySACIS (Italy)
Award Films (U.S.)
Release date
1986
Running time
93 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Flavor of Corn (Italian: Il sapore del grano; also known in English as The Taste of Wheat) is a 1986 Italian coming-of-age film. Written and directed by Gianni Da Campo, the film stars Lorenzo Lena and Marco Mestriner and follows the story of a relationship between a professor and his 12-year-old student.[1][2][3]

Plot[]

Lorenzo is a young man, who has been appointed as a school teacher in a small Italian village. One of his pupils, 12-year-old boy named Duilio, has romantic feelings to Lorenzo. Lorenzo often visits to Duilio's home, meets with his family, and they become good friends. Lorenzo meets with a lady, with whom he falls in love. However, the relationship with his girlfriend are not prefect and he close to break up with her. Same time he becomes much more closer with Duilio, and they often spend time with each other. But many things change after Duilio’s stepmother begins to distrust Lorenzo. They meet very rarely now, and Duilio needs Lorenzo and miss him. To get out of this hard situation Lorenzo decides to leave the village and Duilio forever.

Cast[]

  • Lorenzo Lena as Lorenzo
  • Marco Mestriner as Duilio
  • Alba Mottura as Cecilia
  • Egidio Termine as Bruno
  • Mattia Pinoli as Grandpa
  • Paolo Garlato as Father
  • Elena Barbalich as Adalgisa
  • Elisabetta Barbini as Grandma
  • Marina Vlady as Stepmother

Reception[]

The Seattle Times lauded the film for being "unflinchingly honest" and the San Francisco Bay Area Reporter described the story as "fascinating", adding that the film "approaches its forbidden topic with an even hand and a warm heart."[4] In September 2012, a "special event" screening of the film was arranged as part of a 1980s retrospective at the 17th Milano Film Festival, which touted the film as a "hidden jewel" that managed to avoid the familiar tropes and clichés employed by other films of the genre.[5]

Accolades[]

Year Organization Award Recipient(s) Result
1986 Festival del cinema neorealistico
(Neorealist Film Festival)		 Kim Arcalli Plaque Gianni Da Campo
(Director)		 Won
Pietro Bianchi Plaque Chantal Bergamo & Enzo Porcelli
(Producers)		 Won

Home media[]

Since its original release in 1986, the film has been subtitled in various languages and distributed internationally on VHS and DVD in numerous countries, including Italy (released as Il sapore del grano),[6][7] China (translated as The Taste of Wheat),[8] Germany (released as Die Qual der Liebe),[9] and the United States (released as The Flavor of Corn).[4] In 1994, Award Films International released the film in North America in the VHS format with English subtitles.[4] As of 2013, no evidence of an official North American DVD release has been found. However, in November 2011, Ripley's Home Video released the film in Italy in the Region 2 DVD format, which includes the option to watch with English subtitles.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sapore del Grano (1986)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Il sapore del grano (Italian)". CulturaGay.it. August 5, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Schüler liebt Lehrer (German)". Queer.de. December 17, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c The Flavor of Corn (VHS). Los Angeles: Award Films International. 1994. ISBN 1-884193-02-1.
  5. ^ "Il sapore del grano (Italian)". FestivalMixMilano.com. June 25, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Il sapore del grano". (VHS). FilmScoop.it. September 1986. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Il Sapore Del Grano". (DVD). Amazon.it. November 16, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "The Taste of Wheat". (DVD). MoviePosterDB. September 7, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "Die Qual der Liebe". (DVD). Amazon.de. December 20, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2013.

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