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Theorem

1968 · 95 min

A hushed, hypnotic allegory that drifts between seduction and spiritual void, leaving you unsettled and pondering long after.

Directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Genres: Mystery, Drama
Starring: Terence Stamp, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti

Tagline: There are only 923 words spoken in "Teorema" – but it says everything!
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Genres: Mystery, Drama
Starring: Terence Stamp, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
class
identity
sexuality
isolation
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: mystery, drama
Directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Written by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Starring: Terence Stamp, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti, Anne Wiazemsky, Andrés José Cruz Soublette, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Carlo De Mejo
Music: Ennio Morricone
Cinematography: Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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