La Vispa Teresa (English: Lively Teresa) is a 1939 Italian, black and white short film directed by Roberto Rossellini. A short nature-themed film, it features a girl catching a butterfly, but is thwarted by other insects. 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.
The film emphasizes observation of nature and insect life in a simple, visual style typical of Rossellini's early experimental shorts.
See also Roberto Rossellini Italian neorealism
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