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La vispa Teresa
ITALY · 1939

La vispa Teresa

Roberto Rossellini
childhood adventure nature and insects animal rescue compassion and empathy coming-of-age
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Synopsis

La vispa Teresa (“Lively Theresa”) is based on a well known song; a girl, ten, catches a butterfly and all the other insects intervene to save it.

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