Teresa Venerdì

19411941
1h 30m

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6.6/10

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Comedy Drama Romance

Teresa, a young orphan, falls in love with Pietro, a health inspector. She will try to bring order to his reckless life full of debts and lies.Teresa, a young orphan, falls in love with Pietro, a health inspector. She will try to bring order to his reckless life full of debts and lies.Teresa, a young orphan, falls in love with Pietro, a health inspector. She will try to bring order to his reckless life full of debts and lies.

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

511

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

65,440

47,042

Director
- Vittorio De Sica
Writers
- Gherardo Gherardi(story)
- Franco Riganti(story)
- Margherita Maglione(screenplay)
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Vittorio De Sica and Adriana Benetti in Teresa Venerdì (1941)

Adriana Benetti in Teresa Venerdì (1941)

Clara Auteri Pepe and Adriana Benetti in Teresa Venerdì (1941)

Vittorio De Sica and Anna Magnani in Teresa Venerdì (1941)

Vittorio De Sica in Teresa Venerdì (1941)

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Trivia
Adriana Benetti's debut.

Goofs
Teresa's card taken from the card box by the headmistress is different from the one she hands to the presidente. E.g. the former says "nata il 2 luglio 1924" and "adottata dai..." (adopted from). On the latter it says "nata 2-7-1924" (which in the European format is indeed the same date) and instead of "adottata" it says "allevata dai..." (raised by).

Connections
Featured in Carosello del varietà (1955)

Soundtracks
Qui nel cuor
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Written by Giovanni D'Anzi and Devilli
Performed by Anna Magnani

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This minor but winning little filmic treasure from the Italian fascist era was directed by Vittorio De Sica before he made all the films that brought him international fame like SHOE SHINE, BICYCLE THIEF, MIRACLE IN MILAN, and UMBERTO D. De Sica himself plays a young physician in an orphanage for girls where a young girl named Teresa "Venerdi'" or "Teresa Friday" (because that was the day she arrived) becomes infatuated with him. The doctor is carrying on a romance at the same time with a flirtatious singer, Loletta, played by a feisty Anna Magnani in a short but fabulous supporting role. The expressions of boredom on her face as she goes through a tiresome and tacky dance number are a wonder to behold. Teresa, the love-struck heroine, is played by the lovely Adriana Benetti, whom Italian film buffs remember from Blasetti's landmark QUATTRO PASSI FRA LE NUVOLE, made a year later.

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