Teresa the Thief

Monica Vitti, another favorite actress of mine, is here 42 years old and sometimes she looks at most 32, and sometimes even 22, a rare beauty and not very sexy (although she is), because she has to look like an ugly, bitter thief, unwashed, sometimes crazy person. She plays as usual extraordinary, building an excellent role. Michele Placido, in one of his first roles, is extremely young, looks like an immature teenager. The scene when Teresa (Monica Vitti) is alone in the prison cell, alone in the whole prison, and she sings a little bit "Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)" is absolutely brilliant. A reference film. Great achievement for Carlo Di Palma, who made 2 other films with Monica Vitti, "Lucky Girls" and "Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino".