Teresa the Thief

Teresa la ladra

Monica Vitti dominates this tale of female resilience against a backdrop of 20th-century Italian history.

  • Director

    Carlo Di Palma

  • With

    Monica Vitti, Stefano Satta Flores, Michele Placido

  • Italy 1973. 125min

  • Digital 4K (restoration)

  • English subtitles

Teresa is born into poverty and survives across decades using her wits and engaging in a life of petty crime. Based on the acclaimed novel by Dacia Maraini, Di Palma makes full use of Vitti’s range as she moves seamlessly between comedy, madness and tragedy, in an expansive drama that unfolds against the rich, event-laden backdrop of 20th-century Italy.

Contains sexist attitudes and language, and scenes of suicide and self-harm.

4K restoration by CSC - Cineteca Nazionale and Minerva Pictures.