La Vispa Teresa
| La Vispa Teresa | |
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| Directed by | Roberto Rossellini |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
La Vispa Teresa (English: Lively Teresa) is a 1939 Italian, black and white short film directed by Roberto Rossellini. A short nature-themed film,[1][2] it features a girl catching a butterfly, but is thwarted by other insects.[3] The film is about seven minutes long.
Plot
The film is based on a nursery rhyme with the same name by the famous Italian writer, Luigi Sailer. It centers around a young girl, Teresa, trying to who tries to catch a butterfly but is thwarted by other insects.[4]
The film emphasizes observation of nature and insect life in a simple, visual style typical of Rossellini's early experimental shorts.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Brunette, Peter (1996). Roberto Rossellini. University of California Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-520-20053-1.
- ↑ "My Movie picker".
- ↑ Gallagher, Tag (1998). The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini. Da Capo Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-306-80873-9.
- ↑ La vispa Teresa (1939). Retrieved 2026-07-07 – via letterboxd.com.
- ↑ "Rossellini in India". publish.iupress.indiana.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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