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MysteryDrama

Theorem

- There are only 923 words spoken in "Teorema" – but it says everything!

A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.

Release Date : 1968-09-07

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Aetos Produzioni CinematograficheB.R.C. Produzione Film

Production Country : Italy

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Terence Stamp

Character Name : The Visitor

Original Name : Terence Stamp

Gender : Male

Silvana Mangano

Character Name : Lucia, the Mother

Original Name : Silvana Mangano

Gender : Female

Massimo Girotti

Character Name : Paolo, the Father

Original Name : Massimo Girotti

Gender : Male

Anne Wiazemsky

Character Name : Odetta, the Daughter

Original Name : Anne Wiazemsky

Gender : Female

Andrés José Cruz Soublette

Character Name : Pietro, the Son

Original Name : Andrés José Cruz Soublette

Gender : Male

Laura Betti

Character Name : Emilia, the Servant

Original Name : Laura Betti

Gender : Female

Ninetto Davoli

Character Name : Angelino, the Messenger

Original Name : Ninetto Davoli

Gender : Male

Carlo De Mejo

Character Name : Lucia's first lover

Original Name : Carlo De Mejo

Gender : Male

Adele Cambria

Character Name : Emilia, the Second Servant

Original Name : Adele Cambria

Gender : Male

Luigi Barbini

Character Name : Boy at the station

Original Name : Luigi Barbini

Gender : Male

Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Character Name : Lucia's second lover

Original Name : Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Gender : Male

Alfonso Gatto

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Alfonso Gatto

Gender : Male

Cesare Garboli

Character Name : Interviewer (uncredited)

Original Name : Cesare Garboli

Gender : Male

Susanna Pasolini

Character Name : Old Peasant (uncredited)

Original Name : Susanna Pasolini

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-03

Nowadays, when I see Terence Stamp, I wonder how on Earth he achieved the iconic status he did - until, that is, I watch films like this. He is a sexually enigmatic, enthralling stranger who visits and stays with a wealth family, seducing in turn each member of the family - boys and girls; hell even the maid - before finally the father then he departs leaving their hitherto functional, if not entirely fulfilled, family with gaping holes in their existence. The sex theme is prevalent, but PP Pasolini also encourages us to look at the psychology of the people, what makes them tick - their desires - spoken and not; their pent up passions and peccadilloes - all with precious little dialogue - and I say precious because what little there is contributes significantly to the film. Ennio Morricone creates a magnificent audio setting (perhaps not so much the trumpets) for this, ably abetted by Mozart and the gentle but elegant photography set against a backdrop of pretty Lombard scenery makes for a thought-provoking, soul searcher of a film.