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Theorem

1968·95 min

Theorem

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

MysteryDrama

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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The Visitor

Silvana Mangano

Lucia, the Mother

Massimo Girotti

Paolo, the Father

Odetta, the Daughter

Crew

Franco Rossellini

Producer

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

Manolo Bolognini

Producer

Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Director of Photography

Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Lucia's first lover

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Boy at the station

Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Lucia's second lover

Doctor

Interviewer (uncredited)

Susanna Pasolini

Old Peasant (uncredited)

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What is Theorem about?

Theorem (1968) is about 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.

Who directed Theorem?

Pier Paolo Pasolini directed Theorem (1968).

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