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Ernesto

1979Movie1 h 38 min

62

DecentGoodWatch score

62

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

Ernesto is a young Italian Jew of the early 1900s who works in his uncle's factory in Trieste. Not entirely secure with his sexual orientation, Ernesto enters into an affair with one of his uncle's employees.

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Thought-provoking
Adults
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Makes you care deeply.
Makes you fall for them.
Breaks your heart.

Not for laughs, scares or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for dramas, −11 min on the typical 109
typical 10998
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1979
January 12, 1979
47 years ago
Genres
DramaMusicRomance
Language
Italian
Original language
Made in
Germany
Spain
Italy
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityStrong
Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
Directing · 5
Salvatore Samperi Director, Writer, Producer
Giorgio Basile First Assistant Director
Inga Seyric Assistant Director
Luisa Gamba Second Assistant Director
Eleonora Pallottini Script Supervisor
Writing · 5
Amedeo Pagani Writer
Barbara Alberti Writer
Umberto Saba Novel
José Luis Martínez Mollá Co-Writer
Peter Berling Co-Writer
Production · 5
José Frade Producer
Marco Tamburella Producer
Ugo Persichetti Auteri Production Manager
Giulio Dini Production Supervisor
Marcello Crescenzi Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 6
Camillo Bazzoni Director of Photography
Roberto Brega Camera Operator
Stefano Ricciotti Assistant Camera
Maurizio Micalizzi Key Grip
Giorgio Urbinelli Assistant Camera
Angelo Samperi Still Photographer
Editing · 4
Sergio Montanari Editor
Roberto Gianandrea Assistant Editor
Carlo La Bella Color Timer
Roberto Puglisi Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
Carmelo Bernaola Music, Conductor
Giorgio Pallotta Sound
Maurizio Merli Boom Operator
Danilo Moroni Sound Mixer
Art · 3
Ezio Altieri Production Design, Costume Design
Antonio Cortés Set Decoration
Vincenzo Dazzi Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 6
Christiana Lafayette Costume Design
Fernanda Zuccherofino Tailor
Giuliano Laurenti Makeup Artist
Bertilla Silvestrin Tailor
Elda Magnanti Hairstylist
Goffredo Calisse Assistant Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
Domizio Ercolani Gaffer

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