The Flavor of Corn

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 (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]

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  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.