Italy / Sep 05, 1968 / Venice Film Festival
There are only 923 words spoken in "Teorema" – but it says everything!
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Carlo De Mejo | Lucia's first lover |
| Adele Cambria | Emilia, the Second Servant |
| Luigi Barbini | Boy at the station |
| Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia | Lucia's second lover |
| Alfonso Gatto | Doctor |
| Cesare Garboli | Interviewer (uncredited) |
| Susanna Pasolini | Old Peasant (uncredited) |
Genres
MysteryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Teorema |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Aetos Produzioni Cinematografiche, B.R.C. Produzione Film |
| Release date | 7 settembre 1968 |
| Production | Franco Rossellini, Manolo Bolognini |
| Writer | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Editing | Nino Baragli |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Ruzzolini, Giuseppe Buonaurio, Luigi Conversi, Otello Spila, Angelo Novi |
| Assistant directors | Sergio Citti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Vanda Tuzzi |
| Camera operators | Otello Spila, Giuseppe Ruzzolini, Giuseppe Buonaurio, Luigi Conversi, Angelo Novi |
| Additional photography | Giuseppe Ruzzolini, Giuseppe Buonaurio, Luigi Conversi, Otello Spila, Angelo Novi |
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| Production design | Luciano Puccini, Dario Fronzetti |
| Art direction | Luciano Puccini, Dario Fronzetti |
| Set decoration | Luciano Puccini, Dario Fronzetti |
| Music | Ennio Morricone, Bernardino Fronzetti, Gianni Zampagni, Bruno Nicolai, Fausto Ancillai |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone, Bernardino Fronzetti, Gianni Zampagni, Bruno Nicolai, Fausto Ancillai |
| Costume design | Marcella De Marchis, Roberto Capucci, Manlio Rocchetti, Goffredo Rocchetti, Maria Teresa Corridoni |
| Makeup | Manlio Rocchetti, Goffredo Rocchetti, Marcella De Marchis, Maria Teresa Corridoni, Roberto Capucci |
| Hairstyling | Maria Teresa Corridoni, Marcella De Marchis, Manlio Rocchetti, Goffredo Rocchetti, Roberto Capucci |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Denmark / Sep 07, 1968 / 15
Finland / Sep 07, 1968 / K-18
Italy / Sep 07, 1968 / VM18 / Rome
Sweden / Sep 07, 1968 / 15
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France / Jan 29, 1969 / 16
United States / Apr 21, 1969 / NR / New York City, New York
Japan / Apr 11, 1970 / R18+
Brazil / Jul 15, 2005 / 18 / Rio de Janeiro
Physical media
France / Dec 01, 1999 / DVD
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