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Teorema

  • 19681968
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  • 1h 38m
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Terence Stamp and Silvana Mangano in Teorema (1968)
A mysterious young man seduces each member of a bourgeois family. When he suddenly leaves, how will their lives change?
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A mysterious young man seduces each member of a bourgeois family. When he suddenly leaves, how will their lives change?A mysterious young man seduces each member of a bourgeois family. When he suddenly leaves, how will their lives change?A mysterious young man seduces each member of a bourgeois family. When he suddenly leaves, how will their lives change?
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  • Director
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writer
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Silvana Mangano
    • Terence Stamp
    • Massimo Girotti
  • Director
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writer
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Silvana Mangano
    • Terence Stamp
    • Massimo Girotti
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    • 86User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Silvana Mangano
    Silvana Mangano
    • Lucia, the mother
    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • The Visitor
    Massimo Girotti
    Massimo Girotti
    • Paolo, the father
    Anne Wiazemsky
    Anne Wiazemsky
    • Odetta, the daughter
    Laura Betti
    Laura Betti
    • Emilia, the servant
    Andrés José Cruz Soublette
    Andrés José Cruz Soublette
    • Pietro, the son
    Ninetto Davoli
    Ninetto Davoli
    • Angelino - the Messenger
    Carlo De Mejo
    Carlo De Mejo
    • Boy
    Adele Cambria
    Adele Cambria
    • Emilia - the second servant
    Luigi Barbini
    Luigi Barbini
    • Il ragazzo alla stazione
    Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
    • Second boy
    • (as Ivan Scratuglia)
    Alfonso Gatto
    Alfonso Gatto
    • Doctor
    Cesare Garboli
    • Interviewer
    • (uncredited)
    Susanna Pasolini
    Susanna Pasolini
    • Old Peasant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Writer
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      At the 1968 Venice Film Festival, the film was given an award by the International Catholic Film Office. The award was withdrawn after critical remarks by Pope Paul VI. After the festival the film was confiscated by Italian police and Pier Paolo Pasolini charged with obscenity, but acquitted.
    • Goofs
      Lucia (Silvana Mangano) sleeps with full makeup, thick mascara, and false eyelashes undisturbed.
    • Quotes

      Pietro, the son: I no longer even recognize myself. What made me like the others has been destroyed. I was like everyone else, with many faults, perhaps, mine and those of the world around me. You made me different by taking me out of the natural order of things.

    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Requiem
      KV 626

      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performed by Russian Academy Choir and Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Courtesy of MK Records

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    "A theorem is a proposition that has been or is to be proved on the basis of explicit assumptions...
    ..Proving theorems is a central activity of mathematicians. Note that "theorem" is distinct from "theory". (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

    Pier Paolo Pasolini's "Teorema" (1968) is a fable that tells how a handsome young man (extremely attractive Terrence Stamp "with the eyes of an angel and the grin of the devil") stays as a guest in the house of a wealthy factory owner and seduces one after another all members of the household - the maid, the teenagers son and daughter, the wife, and the father (in this order). When released in 1968, the film had divided believers and atheists as much as critics. Some of Pasolini's comrades-Marxists were also infuriated by this attack on their ideology. Many viewers were disturbed by its removing sexual taboos even though sex is handled very tastefully. It is more a symbol of connection and closeness to God (or it could be to Devil, we may only guess). Made almost forty years ago, "Teorema" seems to be simple and puzzling at the same time. It reminded me Ingmar Bergman's movies from his "Trilogy of Faith" which sums up Bergman's own philosophy regarding religion and God – "God has never spoken because He does not exist". In Bergman's world where God does not exist, communication and understanding are not possible and everyone is locked in their loneliness like in a cage. In Pasolini's film, God sends his angel to a chosen family. He has spoken to them and known them but then he left them. Did they become happier? Is that possible for a human to keep on living like nothing happen after the encounter with God?

    I watched "Teorema" for the first time few weeks ago but I still think about it trying to understand what "theorem" Pasolini tried to prove? I also was thinking about the films that were inspired by or reminded me a lot about "Teorema". I've mentioned Bergman already. Luis Bunuel with "Nazarin", "Viridiana"," Belle de jour" (1967) - the mother's transformation in "Teorema" reminds about the film immediately, and "Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie"(1972) come to mind. I was also reminded of Andrei Tarkovsky. The visual style, camera work and the use of music in "Teorema" seem similar with Russian Master's. His last film, "Sacrifice" may be the one closest to Pasolini's film.

    I would never say that everyone must watch "Teorema". It is a very unusual film that could be easily dismissed as ridiculous and dated or it would be thought of as absolutely brilliant and mysterious. I have not decided yet but I can't forget it.

    P.S. November 29, 2006 - It's been several months since I saw "Teorema" and now I believe that it is brilliant and belongs to the the best films ever made. One can meditate forever on its depths and mystery, and that's the sign of a great work of Art for me.
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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1968 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Theorem
    • Filming locations
      • 16 Via Palatino, Milan, Lombardia, Italy(family house)
    • Production companies
      • Aetos Produzioni Cinematografiche
      • B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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