He feels urges without a need to define them, and he is capable of a fairly accurate description of sexual acts without ever having experienced them. I was about to type “somewhat precocious sixteen year-old.” But maybe he’s normal. (view spoiler) [In late 19th century Trieste, Ernesto is a somewhat. The man, beside himself because of Ernesto’s beauty, stammers out some affect First the particulars: The book opens with Ernesto being awkwardly seduced at work by a man ten years older than him. En saba existe más bien el sentimiento de la educación y de su libertad, sin traumas ni complejos, al igual que una hoja que se amplía o estrecha en el aire, con nervaduras sencillas o irregulares Pero siempre hoja, verde y próxima a acoger junto a ella la plenitud de la flor y luego del fruto.Įn el amor de Ernesto, Umberto Saba relata el nacimiento de todos los amores Todos son fenómenos naturales: El terremoto de la adolescencia, el confluir de un agua paralela en el mismo río, el curso de éste hacia el delta y, en fin, la unión con el mar, entre tantas corrientes y peces libres.įirst the particulars: (view spoiler) [In late 19th century Trieste, Ernesto is a somewhat. No es una educación sentimental, como la entendemos de Flaubert en adelante. En saba existe más bien el sentimiento de la educación y de su libertad, sin traumas ni complejos, al igual que una hoja que se amplía o estrecha en el aire, con nervaduras sencillas o irregulares Pero siempre hoja, verde y pró Ernesto no es un libro consolidatorio. It is an ironic, witty delight.Ernesto no es un libro consolidatorio.
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The movie also boasts Virna Lisi as Ernesto's worried mom, has marvelous period backgrounds and a very captivating musical score. It is based on a controversial novel in Triestino dialect by poet Umberto Saba, controversial because of its frank and unapologetic narration of love between an adult man and an adolescent boy. His possible marriage to the girl hints to him that he can have it both ways, the boy and the girl! This is really a film that appeals to all audiences and won numerous accolades at film festivals and during its limited release.
The scenes in which the twins, both played by lovely Lara Wendel, flirt amorously with Ernesto are equal to anything from the films of Francois Truffaut. Ernesto eventually ditches the laborer and becomes enamored of young twins (one a boy, the other a girl!) from a wealthy family. Although the film has erotic sequences, some of them of great tenderness, its real intent is in the portrayal of a young, social-climbing manipulator. Set in 1911 Trieste, this is the story of a homosexual relationship between a 16 year old middle-class office clerk (Martin Halm) and an older common laborer (Michele Placido). Does he want the brother or the sister? - Chris Abbenhuis Then Ernesto becomes insecure and confused. Untill Emilio introduces Ernesto to his twin sister Rachele. The two boys start an intense friendship that is troubled by jealousy and possessiveness. During a concert, Ernesto meets a 15 year old violin player of classic beauty called Emilio. He quits his job and concentrates on studying the violin. But after an overwhelming heterosexual experience with a prostitute, he decides to avoid any further contact with the man. He is curious and starts having sex with the man frequently. Ernesto is very aware of the sexual intentions of the man. One day when he is alone in the storage, he is approached by a young stable-hand, to whom he has given working orders before. Ernesto doesn't take his new job very serious, he wants to become a violin player. 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 is the privileged, seventeen year old son of a Jewish mother and a non-Jewish father, who has deserted his family.