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The Flavor of Corn
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Wikipedia article
'The Flavor of Corn' (; 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.
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 Duilios 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." 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 clichs employed by other films of the genre.
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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'), China (translated as 'The Taste of Wheat'), Germany (released as 'Die Qual der Liebe'), and the United States (released as 'The Flavor of Corn'). In 1994, Award Films International released the film in North America in the VHS format with English subtitles. 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.
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