 Lorenzo, a handsome first-year professor in an isolated Italian village, falls under the spell of his most beguiling pupil, a dark-haired, starry-eyed 12-year-old named Duilio. As Lorenzo s relationship with his heartless girlfriend deteriorates, he finds himself walking the fields with his loving student. When their idyllic friendship is questioned by Duilio s suspicious stepmother, Lorenzo is brought to a crisis of conscience. THE FLAVOR OF CORN is a bittersweet ode to male friendship and the confusion of first love. Contains nudity and sexual situations.