The Flavor of Corn

The Flavor of Corn
Publicity photo
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 teacher and his 12-year-old student.